Barclays
The Step Ahead campaign
The Step Ahead campaign kicked off in July 2007 with a commitment by Barclays Bank Zambia staff to raise funds for the Federation for the Blind tailoring and Knitting project, and the Zambia Malaria Foundation education book on Malaria. The project is aimed at empowering the community with skills in tailoring and knitting. The book project aims to sensitise all school going children across Zambia with information on causes and prevention of Malaria. Six local walks were held and a total of K500,000,000.00 (£641,025.64) was raised through various fundraising activities in different Barclays Branches.
Sports field rehabilitation
Barclays Bank Zambia supported the rehabilitation of three football fields namely: Nationalist Stadium in Lusaka, Musa Kasonka Stadium in Ndola, and a playing field at Lubwe Mission along the Lake Bangweulu 10Km from Samfya.
Make a Difference Day (MADD)
MADD brings together Barclays Zambia employees and customers to participate in different volunteering activities aimed at giving back to the communities in which Barclays operates in. 2007 saw a record breaking 78 projects with 1,200 staff/volunteers participate in projects that included desk making, mentoring, befriending, renovating of community centres, painting and decorating of schools, hospitals and prisons.
Public Health
Barclays supports Grassroots Soccer which uses the power of soccer to fight HIV/AIDS. It is a series of 20 activities that disseminates relevant information and facts about HIV/AIDS. The programme gives children the skills necessary to lead healthy lives. With the help of Patrick Phiri, 5 youths were selected to travel to Blackburn Rovers’ Bradfridel’s Premier Soccer Academy Camp, in Ohio, USA in June 2007
