Stanbic flies off schools championship winners

August 23, 2017 in Communications, Investment by Editor

Up, up and away is the only thing on the minds of Evelyne and Tracy as Cathy Adengo bids them goodbye before departure for their all-expenses trip to South Africa.

August 23—Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) has flown off Tracy Arinda and Evelyne Mugisha, students of Mary Hill High School Mbarara from Western Uganda, for an educational all-expenses paid trip to South Africa.

This is part of the top prize for emerging as the overall winners of the Stanbic Bank National Schools Championship 2017 competition.

In partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports, SBU launched the championship in February 2017. It saw over 3,000 students from 40 secondary schools participate in a series of educational activities ranging from class debates, quiz competitions and dynamic group projects.

While seeing off the winners, Daniel Ogong, Head of Marketing at Stanbic Bank Uganda said, “One of our core initiatives as Stanbic Bank is investing in education, with a strong belief that the development of any country begins with the proper education of its young people.

He said, “We trust that competitions such as these, among students, are one clear way to improve academic performance. This competition therefore aims to encourage and challenge the students in critical thinking and provide exposure to vast knowledge beyond the classroom.”

Ogong (fourth right) wished Tracy Arinda and Evelyne Mugisha bon voyage as other SBU staff also added their own voice to the celebratory send-off.

Cathy Adengo, Head of Communications and CSI Stanbic Bank said, “Mary Hill High School managed to impress the judges and the audience with their ‘Co-operative Union Project Proposal’– Bank Simulation Project that scored 83%. On top of an all-expenses paid trip to South Africa, part of the prize was a solar system for the school worth UGX20 million.” She suggested more schools participate in next year’s competition.

The first runners up was the team of Kibuli SS from the Central region who walked away with an Apple iPad Air 2 each on top of winning a fully installed water system worth UGX10 million for the school.

The second runners up was Sacred Heart Girls’ Secondary School from the Northern region, who won savings accounts worth UGX 1 million for each participant while the third runners up, Teso College Aloet Secondary School from the Eastern region, earned themselves a savings accounts worth UGX500,000 each.