NTB contributes towards community

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Sustainability is among the key components that help to shape the future of the corporate world. It provides businesses the opportunity to differentiate not only within themselves but also among themselves.

Nations Trust Bank (NTB) despite being a relatively new player in Sri Lanka has made considerable strides in achieving and ensuring sustainable growth. Its operations are in fact geared and designed to create new opportunities for a variety of social groups.

The beginning of the Bank’s drive towards sustainable growth is rooted in the knowledge that in the end finance and its entire gamut of activity is about realising people’s dreams and ambitions in some form. To this end, NTB contributes towards the community in which it operates by not only practicing responsible financial policies but also through volunteering for community projects and sharing their knowledge and expertise.

In pursuance of such sustainable growth plans, the Bank undertook to invest in several rural schools within Sri Lanka. A series of projects were carried out in the course of the past three years, the most recent investments being in three schools namely, Seewali Kanishta Vidyalaya, Kandy, Amunutenna Kanishta Vidyalaya – Ratnapura and Manampita Ratnasara Vidyalaya – Mattaka, Galle.

These particular schools cater to low income families and struggle to provide basic facilities for the students. Sanitary, healthcare, nutrition and educational facilities are severely limited and the schools function under challenging conditions.

Not only do the students struggle to find appropriate attire but the schools themselves are under pressure in finding teachers and books. Their will to succeed, learn and progress is, however, no less subdued – commitment on the part of teachers, parents and students remain intact.

NTB having always had education, at the forefront of their concerns, undertook different projects for the three schools as per their respective immediate needs. Taking each school separately – The Amunutenna Kanishta Dweethika Vidyalaya received a well stocked library and an English reading unit, some sports equipment and a play area, a much needed water supply system together with clean, hygienic toilets, office and classroom separators, shoes and school bags. Other improvements such as a staircase, garden and stage curtain were also undertaken.

Similarly Seewali Kanishta Vidyalaya was gifted with play area equipment, whiteboards and notice boards, toilet facilities and a refurbished Assembly Hall. Additionally wire mesh protection was erected for the assembly area and renovations undertaken to the library. In the case of Manampita Ratnasara Vidyalaya, a play area, sanitary toilets and renovation for the primary school. Sustainability is a priority within NTB. It is committed to a durable business ethos that enables tangible contributions to the community in which it operates.