
18 Schools received a shot in the arm at the Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival 2018 from Banc ABC on Saturday .
By Tendai Chisiri
Banc ABC handed out sporting bags and bottle drinks to 18 Schools with their logo. Churchill were given jerseys and training kits whilst Prince Edward were given jerseys. Churchill as the main team being sponsored will also have the rugby teams’ physiotherapy sessions being paid by Banc ABC. Dairibord Holdings were the title sponsors.
“We have business partnership with schools and students , as students pay their fees using our bank” said Banc ABC Country Manager Business Banking Mr Oliver Habonimana in an interview with Sport Way before handing over the jerseys to Churchill for the final match. He said they chose to donate at Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival because most of the schools they deal with has rugby teams and also because it is a strong sport .
The 18 schools that received the sporting bags and bottle drinks includes all the rugby teams of a school on the Rugby Festival whether girls or under 16 boys not and only one team. In fulfilling their pledged Banc ABC paid Bulldogs’ physiotherapy sessions at St Giles Hospital after Tuesday’s game.
Banc ABC offers vehicle and asset finance products for schools that need to purchase buses, school vehicles, kitchen equipment, sports equipment, borehole installations and anything else that has got a serial number.More than 100 schools around the country have benefited in their developmental projects.
Other examples include several ECD blocks for primary schools as it is now a requirement to have an ECD on every primary school. Banc ABC have a reputation for providing solutions to schools regardless of their location or ownership. All schools be it private, government of mission schools, they have tailor made products to suit all schools.
