In its continuous effort to support the community and the Group’s commitment, the Standard Chartered Bank conducted a fund raising program on 21 November, Walkathon 2009 - `A Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow’.

The Walkathon is Standard Chartered Nepal’s initiative to raise funds in partnership with its stakeholders to increase awareness amongst the public on the subject of blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people. Majority of the funds raised from this event will go towards the Bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative and the rest for the other focus areas of the Bank including HIV/AIDS, Environment and Education.

Tara Management and Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd. were the main sponsors of this event whereas National Insurance Company Ltd was another sponsor.

This event was participated by the staff of the bank, colleagues of organizations that have partnered with the bank for the event, visually challenged students of Technical & Skill Development Centre for Blind and Disabled at Kirtipur and 'Living with HIV' colleagues from Maiti Nepal and Shakti Milan Samuha. The Walk, which was participated by around 450 people started from New Baneshwore branch of the bank and ended at the Lazimpat branch. nepalnews.com

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