FDH bank donates K2m to wives of Malawi Police officers

A local bank, FDH Bank has donated K2 million to the wife’s of Policemen in the Malawi Police Service to engage in some small scale businesses that can support them and their families.

FDH Staff and Police officers wives
FDH Staff and Police officers wives
Sitabene Majamanda-FDH helping Police
Sitabene Majamanda-FDH helping Police

Head of Corporate Business Banking for FDH Bank, Sitabene Majamanda said the institution, which bought Malawi Savings Bank from government, decided to empower wives of police officers so that they can support their families through small scale businesses while as their spouses are providing noble safety and security service to the country.

“We know the great job that the police men do. They are so many of them but we thought about their wives that are sitting at home supporting the men that are out to do the job. So our management was pleased to support this initiative because it is part of women empowerment,” said Majamanda.

“When our police officers are sure that their spouses are generating extra money, they can have peace of mind while carrying out their duties,” added Majamanda.

The wife of Inspector General of Police, Ruth Kachama, chairperson for the Police Officers Wives, said the donation will boost their Welfare Fund established a year ago when President Peter Mutharika made a donation worth K5 million.

“This is good gesture and will assist us very much and empower the wives of police officers” said Mrs Kachama.

Kachama said some of the businesses that Police wives do include poultry, groceries and other small scale businesses.

The K2 million revolving fund will be fully administered by the Malawi Police Service without the FDH Bank involvement.

However, the bank will continue supporting the women by providing some training through business clinics to help them gain basic skills for running small businesses. The first lot of women have already undergone this training.

The police women will be able to borrow small amounts that they need to do some small scale business. When they borrow the money, it will have a 6 months grace period after which they are expected to repay it without interest. The repaid amounts will allow the other women to also borrow from the revolving fund.

According to the Bank, there is free interest because the donation is coming as cooperate social responsibility and women empowerment.

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mandasi
mandasi
8 years ago

How about husbands of women police officers?

kent
kent
8 years ago

Auntie ake a Majamanda ndi a wife a constable how many times are we going to be conducting senseless promotions next time NB has donated assorted items to wives of Doctors . In concluding this how about wives of pastors some will ask for which churches what about wives of Bishops some might ask Bishops do not marry some will argue for which churches the qustions will go on and on lets not create a spirit of inferity or superiority complex among proffessionals what you ought to know is as a Bank you have many customers including the said group… Read more »

thamsaqa gabuza
thamsaqa gabuza
8 years ago

beautiful mama, will you marry me?

FDHbank
FDHbank
8 years ago

COVERING UP, CORRUPTION AT ITS BEST NDIYE KUMALAWI KUMENEKO. ONE CANNOT RUN BUSINESS WITHOUT THE ANIMAL CALLED CORRUPTION.THOM WAGULURA MANO RBM, GOVT AND THE LIST WILL COME FURTHER. THOM UMAITHA AND THE NEXT MOVE IS TO BE MALAWI’S PRESIDENT

Chief commander
8 years ago

K2m to how many police wives and of which station………..??

James kotoki
James kotoki
8 years ago

Mkayambesogainyamandasi

NVM
NVM
8 years ago

Thanks but the amount is very small.

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