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NBC DONATES 30 MILLION TO CCBRT DISABILITY HOSPITAL

The National Bank of Commerce (NBC) through its ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program has made a donation of TZS 30 million to the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) disability hospital located in Msasani in Dar es Salaam. The donation is for 2 water sterilizers worth TZS 4 million and medical bills for disabled children to the tune of TZS 26 million. The CCBRT disability hospital offers services that aim at preventing impairments and disabilities, curing patients from disabilities and improving physical conditions of patients. In addition the CCBRT disability hospital provides Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS patients. NBC Head of Retail Banking Johan Vermaas presented the cheque and inaugurated the water sterilizers and reiterate the noble work done by the hospital. “NBC is dedicated to helping in any way to improve the welfare of disabled children in making sure they get the right medical care. We are proud to be associated with a caring institution whose contribution to the wellbeing of disabled children is beyond measure” said Mr. Vermaas. NBC under its CSR program held an internal competition among its staff countrywide named “NBC CSR Colleague Competition” whereby each branch and department proposed a project which they thought was worth funding. All proposed projects were then brought forward to the NBC CSR Committee for evaluation. Three best projects were chosen and each project was awarded TZS 30 million. The awarded projects were the construction of a market place in Maneromango in Kisarawe; construction of a maternity waiting home in Karatu and the installation of water sterilizers and payment of medical services for disabled children at CCBRT. CCBRT’s Assistant CEO Haika Mawalla said “Our hospital treats and rehabilitates children with disabilities who come from very poor backgrounds and we depend on donations from well wishers like NBC to be able to continue offering our services for free. It is through such donations that we are motivated to continue providing medical services to ensure disabled children also lead a normal life.” This year NBC intends to spend over TZS 398 million on various CSR activities towards community projects in health, education and job creation. On health related projects, the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) referral hospital in Moshi in May was the first beneficiary of 2 surgical beds worth TZS 6 million.

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.