{The management and staff of Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) joined sick children hospitalized at the Muhima Hospital to celebrate Christmas on Wednesday 24th December, 2013.}
The staff of BRD led by the Chief Executive Officer, Alex Kanyankole delivered Christmas presents (consisting of goodies worth about one million Rwandan francs) to the sick children resident at the Pediatric ward of the Nyarugenge District based hospital.
Speaking at the occasion organized in honour of the visiting contingent, Kanyankole explained that BRD has always celebrated Christmas with the needy and vulnerable members of the Rwandan public, and emphasized that during this year’s celebrations, the sick children were singled out to benefit from BRD’s staff humanitarian efforts.
Kanyankole said, “These are our children and it is necessary for us as employees of BRD to share the festive cheer and blessings with them in their time of sickness. We highly believe and hope for their quick recovery as they are the future employees of BRD as well as future doctors of hospitals like Muhima”
Kanyankole further added that showing compassion to the needy is part and parcel of the Rwandan culture and more so, it is in line with exhibition of BRD’s commitment to its corporate social responsibility mandate of giving back society.
“BRD is consistently at the forefront of financing Rwanda’s socio-economic development, and as a result registers considerable profits which it invests back in the community through such initiatives of assisting the needy and vulnerable members of our society,” he added.
The Director of Muhima Hospital, Dr. Mulindwa Patrick, expressed his gratitude and appreciation towards BRD’s initiative to show solidarity (‘act of kindness and love’) with the sick children during this festive season.
Dr. Mulindwa said: “This commendable act of selflessness signifies BRD’s expression of love and care towards the children of Rwanda. I encourage all other stakeholders to consolidate and support such initiatives”
Uwanyirigira Olive, a mother to one of the sick children, expressed surprise at BRD’s timely humanitarian intervention saying: “It is admirable to see people leaving their work premises and come here with lots of gifts to visit the sick – this is surely a sign of love as lived by Jesus Christ, whose birth we celebrate during Christmas!”
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