National Bank of Commerce

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NBC DONATES 22 DESKS TO MBEZI LOUIS PRIMARY SCHOOL

The National Bank of Commerce (NBC) through its Corporate social responsibility program donated 22 desks to Mbezi Louis Primary School. The donation was done by NBC staff at Mlimani City branch, Dar es Salaam. Speaking during the handing over ceremony at the school’s premises in Dar es Salaam, the NBC’s Mlimani City Branch Manager, Mr. Frank S. Mwanga said “we are pleased to handover these desks to this school as part of our ongoing support to the education sector in our country through our corporate social responsibility programme. Once again NBC has continued its commitment to uplifting the standard of education countrywide by responding to the needs for desks at Mbezi Louis Primary School”. NBC’s Corporate Social Responsibility program aims at improving the quality of education in schools countrywide. The provision of desks to Mbezi Louis Primary School follows other similar donations NBC has made to various schools and higher learning institutions throughout the country. “The donation is intended to address the shortage of desks in schools where a considerable number of children often find themselves having to stand up or sit down on the floor during lessons”, added Mr. Mwanga.

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.