LIVING THE VALUES: THE ACHIMOTA EXAMPLE

When the curtains came down on proceedings in the assembly hall of the St John's Grammar Senior High school on 18th November 2016, it was very evident that our first volunteerism program had been a great success.

At a branch meeting one Monday morning in July, the Achimota team deliberated on ways to make an impact in the environs of the branch.  That was how the project which was later dubbed Month of Volunteerism was birthed. 

Being the first of its kind in the Ghana subsidiary, the team wondered if they could pull off such a program. 

However after careful analysis of the environment, the general consensus was to partner with the students and staff members of Saint John's Grammar Secondary school for a mentoring and career guidance program

And boy, what an experience it turned out to be!

After weeks of planning, and contacting school authorities as well as seeking management approval, all was set to hit the road with the program. 

Branch members dedicated 30 minutes of their work schedule every Friday. The team also contributed cash and with support by Ghana First National Bank Exco, bought books for the school library which was in dire need.

Over the course of three Fridays, branch members met the students of the school for mentoring sessions where bank staff shared personal career life experiences in the topic: Building A Solid Foundation Towards Your Future Aspirations.

Team Achimota

Presentation of books to school library

Support from management was massive in making the entire event a success. Officials from Operations, Human Resources and Trade,  made time to be a part and they added more pomp and dignity to the event.

Bank Staff

Section of students of St John's Grammar

L-R, Patrick, Judith, Richard
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Araba giving her nuggets of wisdom

If the broad smiles which were ever present on the faces of the students and staff members of the school are anything to go by, then it was evident that this being a first time, the month of volunteerism has been such an amazing success. Any wonder that the headmistress asked that it be made a yearly event between school and branch? 

Certainly, this will go down in the annals of Saint John's Grammar school as the first time a corporate institution has reached out to them. 

And once again, Team Achimota has established itself further as the flagship branch. Not only in sales and service quality, but also as a branch which is indeed living the First National values and making a positive impact in the community 

And in the words of John Wesley "Do all the good you can,  by all the means you can,  in all the ways you can,  in all the places you can,  at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can. "

A cross section of the students