UBA Foundation has launched the second edition of its National Essay Competition in Senegal on Friday,
October 9, 2015.
Mr. Ibnou Samb, Head,
Legal and Company Secretary, UBA Senegal, who welcomed guests, journalists and
first edition winners to the media briefing announcing the launch, explained that
UBA Foundation launched the competition to intellectually stimulate youths
across Africa because of their importance to the continent.
Ijeoma Aso, MD/CEO,
UBA Foundation, said the essay competition is an opportunity for senior secondary
school students to exhibit their writing and analytical thinking skills with an
opportunity to win educational grants to study in any African university of
their choice.
She also explained
that the competition is a response to UBA’s desire to positively impact on the
educational development of youths in Africa, encouraging all eligible students
to send in their entries and be a part of the competition.
The CEO, Higher
Education in Senegal, Professor Mamadou Sangare while expressing his admiration
for UBA for initiating the essay competition, emphasized that no country can
achieve sustainable development without sound education and expressed his
happiness that UBA is contributing to the development of African countries
through education.
He assured UBA Foundation of the ministry of
education’s support towards the success of the competition in Senegal.
UBA Foundation is
the corporate social responsibility arm of pan-African financial services
group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a highly diversified financial services
group and leading provider of innovative e-banking solutions across Africa. UBA
is one of the largest financial institutions in Africa, with offices in New
York, London and Paris.
The UBA Group has strong retail penetration
across the African continent with more than 8 million customers. These
customers enjoy a bouquet of products and services tailored to meet their
different financial needs backed by cutting edge technology that offers secure
and convenient real-time online banking services.