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NBC DONATES 400 WHITE CANES TO THE TANZANIA LEAGUE OF THE BLIND

National Bank of Commerce (NBC) today donated 400 White Canes worth 4 million shillings to the Tanzania League of the Blind as part of their ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. Speaking on behalf of NBC during the handing over ceremony, NBC’s Marketing Manager William Kallaghe said that NBC is a bank that cares and that it made the donation with the intention of reaching out to the community the bank serves. “We are moved by the plight of the blind and as a bank that cares for the community we decided to lend a helping hand and I believe the 400 white canes will go a long way in easing your movement around not forgetting your safety” expounded Mr. Kallaghe. Accepting the donation on behalf of Tanzania League of the Blind officials and members, the league’s Secretary General Mr. Emmanuel Nyuha Simon thanked NBC for their noble gesture because most of their members cannot afford to buy white canes because they are expensive. “We as members of Tanzania League for the Blind, thank NBC for coming to our aide since the white canes are very special to us since they help us in our safety and also we use it to identify ourselves to other road users while we are on the roads” said Mr. Simon. The canes will be distributed evenly across the 95 branches countrywide and will mainly go to individuals who need them the most like women and children especially in the rural areas. The Tanzania League of the Blind was founded in 1964 by students of Manoleo School for the Blind in Tabora and it was officially registered as a Civil Society association in 1972. The league currently has 95 branches countrywide with over twenty thousand registered members but they act as advocates for over one million people who are either totally or partially blind.

NBC DONATES NEW MOBILE CLINIC

28 Sep 2011: At least 225,212 people, mostly women and children in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, have received medical care through mobile clinics, deployed by the National Bank of Commerce (NBC) since 2002. The Bank's Managing Director, Lawrence Mafuru said in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the clinics were also useful during the Medical Association of Tanzania Health Camp in the Lake Zone Area; the 2003 Africa Malaria Day' the 2007 Mass Drug Administration against Filarlasis (Matende) and also during the Gongo la Mboto bomb blasts when the Clinics were on site providing medical care.

NBC SUPPORTS THE MEDIA COUNCIL OF TANZANIA

05 May 2011: The National Bank of Commerce (NBC) has supported the Media Council on its Excellence in Journalism Awards (EJAT) event that took place on 3rd May 2011, on World Press Freedom Day. NBC sponsored the Economic and Business Award in Print and Electronic media segment at TZS 5,000,000.

NBC DONATES 11.5 MILLION TO KCMC

07 Mar 2011: The National Bank of Commerce (NBC) through its Corporate Social Responsibility Fund has donated TZS 10 million to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Moshi recently. The donation was made at the hospital�s 40th Anniversary fundraising dinner whereby Archbishop Alex Malasusa was the Guest of Honour.

NBC DONATES TO BOMB BLAST VICTIMS

28 Feb 2011: The National Bank of Commerce has joined other well-wishers and supporters by donating materials worth TShs 5.5 million to victims of Gongo la Mboto bomb blasts which occurred last month in Dar es Salaam. NBC's Communication's Consultant, Robi Matiko-Simba said the bank donated100 mattresses worth Tsh 3.5 million and it also sponsored mobile clinics to provide health services to the victims of the bomb blast of free of charge.

NBC DONATES 34M TSHS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF TUMAINI UNIVERSITY DAR ES SALAAM COLLEGE

09 Jul 2010: The National Bank of Commerce (NBC) has donated TZS 34 000,000 towards the construction of Tumanini University DSM College.

The donation under NBC's Colleagues Initiative which is the bank's ongoing CSR program was pledged by the bank's new MD Mr. Lawrence Mafuru during a fundraising dinner that was held at the Blue Pearl Hotel on Tuesday.