Some food items and essential supplies have been given to children living with disabilities at the Oluyole Cheshire Home, Ibadan, Oyo State by Fidelity Bank Plc.
The donation was made by the financial institution under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP).
The gesture was in the spirit of the festive season to reaffirm the bank’s commitment to inclusive community support through a charitable outreach.
With this, Fidelity Bank continues to strengthen its legacy of community support, inclusion, and shared progress—demonstrating that impactful giving remains at the heart of its corporate culture.
Items donated included foodstuffs, toiletries and other essential supplies intended to ease the home’s operating costs during the festive season and beyond.
Receiving the items on behalf of the home, Caregiver and a senior representative for the organisation, Mr Jimoh Taiwo, expressed deep appreciation for the gesture while calling on Nigerians and organisations to emulate such acts of kindness.
“We sincerely appreciate Fidelity Bank for this gesture. It means a lot to the children and to the home.
“We want other stakeholders to support us like Fidelity Bank has done. Well-meaning individuals and organisations should emulate this gesture by putting smiles on the faces of the less privileged during this period,” he said.
At the presentation of the supplies, the Divisional Head for Brand and Communications Division at the lender, Mr Meksley Nwagboh, emphasized that the exercise was not just an act of seasonal giving but part of the bank’s broader mission to advance social inclusion and welfare.
“Under the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme, our staff-led CSR initiative, we empower our employees to participate in community development projects; and one of such projects is our donation here today to the home.
“This home caters to children with special needs who are some of the most deprived members of our society and we just want to contribute our quota towards their welfare,” Mr Nwagboh said, explaining that the outreach which was spearheaded by the Visionary Team of newly inducted employees, forms a key component of Fidelity Bank’s onboarding programme. Through this platform, new staff are introduced to the bank’s CSR values and immediately tasked with identifying and executing impactful community projects.
“At Fidelity Bank, our CSR pillars are education, health, social welfare, the environment, and youth empowerment; and we ensure every new staff member is grounded in these principles. The Visionary Team has done an excellent job by showing that beyond banking, we owe society a duty of care,” he stated.