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Ayeyarwady Bank donates
ambulances
The country’s healthcare sector needs
much help in terms of premises, facili-
ties, equipment, etc. To play a part in
contributing to the sector, Ayeyarwady
Bank donated a total of six ambulances
on different occasions – two to the
Yankin Children’s Hospital and four to
the Ayeyarwady region. These activities
were all sponsored by the Ayeyarwady
Foundation.
Our blood donation drives
“
Give life, give blood” – everyone at
Ayeyarwady Bank strongly believes and
practices this.
Many times, lives are lost because there
is not enough blood, or because the
required blood type is not available. Ay-
eyarwady Bank employees help those
in need and spare no expense, even
if it means giving their own blood as
proud donors.
In March 2011, when Ayeyarwady Bank
and the Max Myanmar Group of Com-
panies jointly donated the Yankin Chil-
dren’s Hospital through the Ayeyarwady
Foundation, the Bank initiated its very
first blood donation drive. The over-
whelming response proved further the
spirit of employees at Ayeyarwady Bank–
we are ready to help.
In cooperation with the National Blood
Bank, the Ayeyarwady Bank organized
its second blood donation drive in early
2013
at the very hospital they had do-
nated. It was also on this special occasion
that there was an urgent need for A-type
blood for an emergency operation for a
child in one of the wards. As the A-type
blood donor at the event recalled: “It
was indeed a really memorable moment
for me, to know that my blood is giv-
ing life to a teeny weeny little girl who
was fighting for her life.” The event has
proved to be even more successful as the
size of the workforce has grown, as has
the number of caring and giving hearts.
This successful event has spurred Ay-
eyarwady Bank to continue to focus on
more such CSR activities to give to those
in need. Ayeyarwady Bank has since
planned to carry out regular blood dona-
tion drives on a biannual basis to help
fulfill its corporate social responsibilities.
Ayeyarwady Bank goes beyond the
healthcare sector
After its contribution in the healthcare
sector, Ayeyarwady Bank began working
toward contributing to society in times
of need. Having witnessed the aftermath
of Cyclone Nargis, which hit the country
in 2008, Ayeyarwady Bank began plac-
ing great emphasis on extending help
to those in need – the people affected
by the aftermath of natural disasters.
Floods across Myanmar
Ranked first as the “most at risk” in Asia
Pacific, according to the UN Risk Model,
Myanmar is exposed to various natural
disasters such as floods, cyclones, etc. In
October 2011, heavy floods hit central
Myanmar, inMagwe Division, destroying
more than 3,500 homes and 5,400 acres
of crops. More than 30,000 people were
affected. In response to this unfortunate
event, Ayeyarwady Bank stepped in to
provide for the victims of the flood–one
of the Bank’s CSR activities in looking
after the social welfare of people. Ayeyar-
wady Bank offered cash donations to the
victims of the flood while they were in
their temporary shelters.
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