FCB Pumps in K5 Million to Support Blantyre City Council’s Cleaning Initiative

First Capital Bank (FCB) has used K5 million to support the cleaning up initiative by Blantyre City Council.

Speaking on Friday during an official launch of the collaboration in the initiative, Head of Marketing and Communication Twikale Chirwa alluded to that the funding is not the overall budget but this has just been spent for the specific initiative following the passion the bank has to promote sanity in the city as this could not be achieved by the council alone.

“The funding is not the overall budget, but rather a specific allocation to support the cleaning initiative. We are passionate about promoting sanity in the city, and we believe that this collaboration will help us achieve that goal,” said Chirwa.

Chirwa further said the bank has several initiatives in supplements of Blantyre city council’s efforts to improve the appearance of the city, through helping in Education, Health infrastructure, among others.

“We have several initiatives aimed at supplementing the council’s efforts to improve the city’s appearance. We are committed to helping in areas such as education, health infrastructure, and more,” added Chirwa.

In his remarks, Mayor for Blantyre City, His Lordship, Joseph Makwinja, applauded the bank for its gesture, describing it as timely for gaining the lost glory as regards to the processes the city has put in place to revamp the beauty of the city just as it was in the past early years in the 1970s.

“We are grateful for the support of First Capital Bank. This partnership is a perfect example of how the private sector can work with the public sector to achieve a common goal. We are excited to work together to make Blantyre a cleaner and more beautiful city,” said Makwinja.

“The city has lost its glory over the years, but with this initiative, we can restore it to its former beauty. We need the support of all stakeholders to achieve this vision,” added Makwinja.

The two also mobilized its employers in a sweeping exercise and cleaned around Sir Glyn’s Jones roads among others within the city.

FCB is an international bank with a Malawian origin with Blantyre as its birth district and has branches in countries like Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and other two countries.