Standard Chartered partners with its brokers to help tackle avoidable blindness
7 April 2009
On World Health Day, 7 April 2009, brokers for Standard Chartered's Financial Markets business will donate a day's fees to Seeing is Believing, the Bank’s global initiative aimed at tackling avoidable blindness. The Bank expects to raise in excess of US$100,000 from broker donations and for each dollar raised Standard Chartered will make a matching contribution to Seeing is Believing.
Money raised on this single day could fund cataract operations for over 3000 people, enabling them to see again; or at least 10 permanent primary eye health facilities serving underprivileged communities.
Over 100 brokers who work with the Bank across the globe, from the Tokyo open through to the New York close, have committed to take part in the one-day event making this a truly world-wide initiative.
Richard Meddings, Group Finance Director at Standard Chartered and Chairman of Seeing is Believing said, "We are very grateful to the brokers who have partnered with us to raise money for Seeing is Believing and help tackle avoidable blindness. There are 45 million blind people in the world and yet 75% of cases are preventable or curable. The day's brokerage fees that will be contributed, combined with our matched funds, will go directly to delivering eye care projects in underprivileged communities and will make a real difference to so many people."
April 7th is World Health Day 2009, a day coordinated by the World Health Organisation to create international awareness and underscore the importance of investing in health infrastructure that serves people in immediate need.
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