Union
Bank marked International Women’s Day with the launch of its women’s
proposition, Alpher. Alpher was unveiled as part of the Bank’s annual
celebrations to mark the global movement to accelerate gender parity across the
world.
Alpher is a platform to ‘enable success’ and empower women across all segments of the Nigerian society through capacity building opportunities, networking platforms, scholarships and tailored financial services for women.
The
Bank also awarded 40 scholarships to women entrepreneurs to build their capacity
through the Enterprise & Leadership Program (ELP) organised
by China Europe
International Business School (CEIBS) in partnership with Leading
Ladies Africa.
Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Emeka Emuwa, members of the Board of Directors and employees were joined by customers and partners to celebrate women and support the push for gender parity.
The event also featured a panel discussion on Accelerating
Parity; Challenging the Status Quo’. Panelists
included UchennaAgbo, Founder, TrustVas;Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin,Founder,
Pearls Africa Youth Foundation and CNN Hero; FrancescaUriri,Founder, Leading Ladies Africa andZeeZeeIhe-Okuneye, marriage and relationship counsellor.
Speaking
concerning the Alpher launch and IWD celebrations, Mr. Emuwa said;
“I am especially
pleased that we are unveiling Union Bank’s proposition for women. We are
excited about the platform we have developed to support and enable success for
women across board. I personally believe that the world, especially Nigeria,
would be a much better place if it is balanced and women have full agency to be
all that they can be.”
In past years, Union Bank has used the
IWD platform to highlight its commitment to women’s causes including the launch
of its women community WeHub in 2016 and the live performance of the women’s
advocacy play ‘Hear Word’ in 2018.