Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd organised a fund-raising event, Walkathon 2015 - Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow, on November 28. The bank describes the walkathon as an “initiative to raise funds in partnership with its stakeholders to increase awareness amongst the public on the subject of avoidable blindness and an effort to reduce stigma and encourage the visually challenged people.”

According to a press release, the funds raised from this event will go towards the bank’s ‘Seeing is Believing’ initiative through which eye and eye care services are being continued.

It may be recalled here that under the Bank’s Seeing is Believing initiative, Biratnagar Eye Hosptial received a financial support of USD one million for the expansion of its project. Similarly, the bank’s additional Seeing is Believing project of USD one million (Rs 105 million) is currently in progress with Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology for funding their major expansion project covering Bhaktapur and Nuwakot districts.  

Tara Management Pvt. Ltd. was the Main Sponsor of this event whereas National Insurance Company Ltd. and Viswakarma Cement were the Sponsors; Umrao Data Centre and Nepal Dhaka Udhyog Pvt Ltd. supported the event whilst The Himalayan Times was the Exclusive Media Partner.

The bank’s staff, customers, partner organisations supporting this event including Maiti Nepal and various other stakeholders participated in the vent. The Walk, which was attended by approx. 400 people started from the bank’s branch office at Lazimpat to the Head Office in New Baneshwor.