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BANKING

Donation Intervention

value of P500,000 to the Sir Ketumile
Masire Teaching Hospital.

Standard Chartered Botswana
recognises the critical role that the
Botswana Police Service continues
to play at the frontline in managing
the pandemic through various
interventions, which include, but are
not limited to; crowd control and
maintenance of social distancing
protocols, manning of traffic and
interzonal boundaries as well as
playing the pivotal role of escorting
trucks supplying Botswana with
essential goods.

Speaking at the handover, Standard
Chartered Chief Executive Officer,
Mpho Masupe expressed gratitude to
the Botswana Police Service for their
dedication and hard work, saying;
“Often times when we think of the
frontline workers, our focus is on
those in the Medical fraternity, today
we would like to pay tribute to the
Standard Chartered disciplined forces for their unwavering
commitment to fighting the COVID-19
pandemic, it is because of you, that we
Botswana donates feel safe and protected. Discipline has
been maintained due to the incredible
masks to the Botswana work you are doing. We also wish to
recognise that the BPS has once again
been recognised by the World Internal
Police Service Security and Police Index Report as
the Best Police Service in Africa, and
for this reason, our donation serves as
encouragement for you to keep serving
diligently.”
tandard Chartered Bank continues to support the efforts of all involved
in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As global numbers of When receiving the donation, Senior
COVID-19 cases continue to increase, Botswana continues to be on the Assistant Commissioner of Police,
Salert. For this reason, Standard Chartered has donated 5,000 N95 Solomon Mantswe remarked; “The
face masks to the value of P510,000 to the Botswana Police Service for use by donation will go a long way in assisting
police officers nationwide. us to continue to protect and serve, and
to do so whilst ensuring our officers
This donation forms part of Standard Chartered Botswana’s ongoing are protected.” He highlighted that
commitment of being “Here for good” for the people of Botswana. the masks will assist as the county
Standard Chartered has to date, contributed approximately P5.6 million continues to protect itself against the
to Botswana’s COVID-19 Relief efforts. The donation included a P1 million onslaught of this pandemic.
contribution to the National COVID-19 Relief Fund, a USD 300,000
(approximately P3.6 million) contribution to the Botswana Red Cross
Society and a donation-in-kind of Personal Protective Equipment to the

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