Fidelity Bank Launches “Bundles of Joy” Initiative to Support Children with Special Needs and Their Families

<h4>Fidelity Bank Launches<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that as part of its commitment to fostering inclusivity&comma; Fidelity Bank Plc has inaugurated the Bundles of Joy programme&comma; a groundbreaking initiative aimed at creating supportive spaces and activities for children with special needs while addressing the psychological and emotional well-being of their parents and caregivers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The first session of the programme was held over the weekend at a dedicated facility in Lekki&comma; Lagos&period; Dr&period; Meksley Nwagboh&comma; Divisional Head of Brand and Communications at Fidelity Bank&comma; welcomed participants and emphasized the bank’s dedication to creating meaningful experiences for its customers and the communities it serves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at the event&comma; Nwagboh stated&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Bundles of Joy is a vision of our Managing Director and CEO&comma; Dr&period; Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe&period; The initiative is designed to foster an inclusive society by supporting children with special needs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During today’s session&comma; the children will engage in a variety of educative and entertaining activities aimed at enhancing their mobility and social skills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the same time&comma; their parents and caregivers will participate in tailored workshops to equip them with the skills and resources they need to better care for their children&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This programme forms part of Fidelity Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility &lpar;CSR&rpar; initiatives focused on health and social welfare&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Parents and caregivers at the event expressed their gratitude for the initiative&period; Joy Daberechi remarked&comma; &&num;8220&semi;This is a wonderful programme&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The sessions have helped me learn more about caring for my daughter&comma; thanks to the resourceful facilitators&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I deeply appreciate Fidelity Bank for creating this opportunity&comma; even though I haven’t yet opened an account&period; I encourage other parents to take advantage of this initiative&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Another participant&comma; Deborah Eromokhodion&comma; added&comma; &&num;8220&semi;It’s been a heartwarming experience and has created a community of support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We’ve had insightful sessions with specialist facilitators on helping our children achieve milestones and goals&period; Meeting other parents and exchanging tips has been invaluable&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The day concluded with Fidelity Bank presenting goodie bags to the children and gifts to their parents&comma; leaving attendees delighted and encouraged&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Families interested in the Bundles of Joy programme can register their children online at www&period;fidelitybank&period;ng&sol;bundleso&fjlig;oy&sol;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During registration&comma; parents must provide their details&comma; their child’s name&comma; and information about their child’s needs&period; Fidelity Bank will follow up to schedule special outings for the children starting in January 2025&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Through Bundles of Joy&comma; Fidelity Bank Plc continues to demonstrate its commitment to fostering an inclusive society and uplifting the communities it serves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ranked as one of Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s leading financial institutions&comma; Fidelity Bank Plc serves over 8&period;3 million customers across its 251 business offices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom&comma; as well as through its digital channels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It was also honored as Best Bank for SMEs in Nigeria at the 2023 Euromoney Awards for Excellence&comma; and more recently&comma; at the 2024 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions &lpar;BAFI&rpar; Awards&comma; Fidelity Bank Plc was recognized as MSME Bank of the Year and Export Financing Bank of the Year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;