Bank of Maldives (BML) has provided support to 100 vulnerable families to mark World Humanitarian Day.
BML collaborated with Advocating the Rights of Children (ARC) to donate food packages to children in vulnerable families. The donation will support over 100 vulnerable families across the Greater Male’ Region.
World Humanitarian Day is commemorated every year on August 19 to pay tribute to humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work, and to honour all aid and health workers who continue to provide life-saving support and protection to people most in need. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) formalised the day in 2009.
This year’s World Humanitarian Day focuses on the importance, effectiveness, and positive impact of humanitarian work and aims to shine a light on the thousands of volunteers, professionals, and crisis-affected people who deliver urgent health care, shelter, food, protection, water and more.
In 2021, BML donated USD6,500 to the ARC AID programme to assist vulnerable families during the month of Ramadan.