Standard Chartered Nepal has donated Rs 5.8 million to Pasang Lhamu Mountaineering Foundation as its support to the communities hard-hit by the growing Covid-19 outbreak.
Speaking on the occasion, Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited CEO Anirvan Ghosh Dastidar said, “At such difficult and uncertain times, we stand by our brand promise to be here for good through supporting the vulnerable communities who are affected by the pandemic. Many have lost income opportunity and their livelihood has been worse affected. We hope to contribute to bringing much-needed relief to them.”
Receiving the donation on the NGO’s behalf, Pasang Lhamu Mountaineering Foundation Vice-President Namgyal Sherpa said, “We are grateful to Standard Chartered Bank for their generosity and initiative in this time of unprecedented crisis to help in local communities in Nepal. Our foundation is committed to using this contribution in the most efficient way possible, for the most effective impact in Nepal’s Himalayan communities in short- and long-term initiatives.”
The Bank had also donated NRs 11.6 million to government’s Coronavirus Control and Treatment Relief Fund.
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