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In the spirit of celebrating the International Women’s Day, Sterling Bank Plc and renowned interior decorator, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo launched a new initiative known as One Woman.
One Woman was designed to make the women of the past proud; the women of the now, inspired, and provide the women of the future with hope.
Ighodalo who is also the wife of the Chairman of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, while launching the product said the significant number of women in Nigeria’s population had made it imperative to deliberately focus on the needs of women to ensure sustainable economic development and growth.
According to her, the business case for targeting women is simple; they are the more excluded gender.
She said, “This provides a huge opportunity for structural changes within the economic and financial system if we pay attention. To enable us to make an impact, we must reach as many women as possible.”
“At Sterling Bank, we are moved not just by the statistics before us but by the stories we experience to make a difference in the lives of women through financial access. This is the premise on which we are here today. To be the platform that provides a space for women to thrive, to be heard and live the best of their lives,” Mrs. Ighodalo said.
Further speaking on the event, an Executive Director of the bank, Mrs. Egbichi Akinsanya, said the theme of the programme, ‘Living a Legacy’ was also apt as it challenged everyone to celebrate the women in their lives as the foundations of communities. She challenged women to make great impact in the lives of those around them.
Akinsanya also noted that the launch of the One Woman on the IWD underscored the importance of women to the bank and the need to celebrate the enduring legacy and accomplishments of women in education, business, science, art, medicine, public service, athletics, and every other field where they have made the world and the country a brighter and stronger place to live and work in harmony.
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