By Our Reporter
Crane Bank has donated medical supplies to Tender Hands Nursing Home in Lukaya, Masaka district.
Initiated in June 2008, Tender Hands Nursing Home is a registered Non-Governmental Health Project and offers nursing services to all the People who have illness in Lukaya Town Council and its neighboring villages. Tender Hands Nursing Home has an in-Patient and out-Patient Clinic.
Mrs. Juliet Nakidde, the director of the nursing home said, “We are always looking to extend medical and clinical facilities in the Masaka region; especially towards pregnant women.”
This philanthropic venture is the latest in Crane Bank’s various corporate social responsibilities endeavours, that include the Free Eye Screening and treatment for everyone young or adult, blood donation campaigns, Kampala City Festival among other activities.
As the largest indigenous commercial bank in the country, Crane Bank understands its responsibility towards the society and is hence keen on development and progress of the society. It has been involved in various activities across the years aimed at the betterment of the people and the community.
Crane Bank also exercises its corporate responsibility beyond its core business. More than 10,000 people benefit from the different initiatives as part of its commitment to society.
“Agriculture Financing,” the bank’s education program, has reached over 500 schools countrywide. Over 5,000 people have benefited from the bank’s financial literacy programs. Out of Uganda’s 112 districts, Crane Bank has a direct outreach to 70 districts through 23 upcountry branches. They range from microfinance to impact investments and aim to promote entrepreneurship, improve people’s local environment and help people in emergency situations.
Crane Bank opened its doors for business on August 21, 1995 and weathered the banking crisis of the 1990’s to become the largest indigenous bank in country today. The bank now boosts of 46 branches across the country.
Crane Bank provides a full range of financial products and services, each tailored to meet the individual needs of its customers, through its nationwide branches and ATMs spread across Uganda and a subsidiary, Crane Bank in Rwanda.
Crane Bank has won several awards including the prestigious “The Best Bank Uganda” of Euro money and “Banker of the Year” award from The Banker Magazine, publication of the Financial Times for the 9th time in 10 years. Crane Bank has won the “Deutsch Bank USD STP Award” four times in a row.
