Eastern Bank provides Tk 60 lakh to SOS Children’s Villages to develop youth skills

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) recently entered into a partnership agreement with SOS Children's Villages International in Bangladesh (SOSCV) under which the bank provided a total of Tk 0.6 crore.

This collaboration will see EBL funding the total medical expenses for all the children of the village, and vocational training for 100 youths at the SOS Vocational Training Centre (VTC) in Bangladesh during 2025.

Ahmed Shaheen, additional managing director of the bank, handed over cheques to Md Enamul Haque, national director of SOSCV to support the initiatives, at a ceremony at the bank's head office in the capital's Gulshan, said a press release.

Haque said, 'We are eagerly anticipating this collaboration with Eastern Bank. Their generous contribution will greatly impact the lives of the children and youths we support."

"We are deeply grateful to EBL for their dedication to aiding our most vulnerable communities," he added.

"This partnership aims at enhancing the quality of life and prospects of our youth population served by SOSCV," Shaheen said.

Thoralf Mueller, portfolio manager of Asia/programme development and strategy SOS-Kinderdörfer at SOSCV, Rajneesh Jain, representative of Asia at Children's Village International, Rashal Mia, deputy director of fund development and communications, and Md Arman Kabir, corporate fundraising representative, attended the programme.

Ziaul Karim, head of communications and external affairs of EBL, Maj (retd) Md Abdus Salam, head of administration, Md Abdullah Al Mamun, company secretary, and Md Maskur Reza, head of business information systems, were also present.