Over 1,000 women, children and elderly have benefitted from a two-day feeding programme organised by Fidelity Bank, in partnership with Misnoory Foundation, in Kano State.

The event, which took place on Tuesday in Kabuga Satellite Town, Kano, saw beneficiaries take home rice, garri, tomato paste and meat to celebrate Sallah.

Divisional Head, Brand and Communications, Fidelity Bank, Meksley Nwagboh, noted that the event is an initiative under the social welfare pillar of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), created to support the vulnerable and alleviate hunger in the society.

“The Fidelity Food Bank Initiative is a CSR that seeks to reduce the effect of extreme poverty by distributing food to communities in need.

“We are here in the city of Kano to distribute food items to the needy for the Sallah season in a two-day event that started yesterday. The beneficiaries include women, widows, children and elderly men,” he stated.

Founder, Misnoory Foundation, Maryam Inuwa, stated that Fidelity Bank is one of the major sponsors of their humanitarian activities that reach out to the needy in the society.

“We are here for the Misnoory Foundation Sallah food distribution, supported by Fidelity Bank. We seek to touch lives of many people in need with the various humanitarian services we offer, especially this feeding programme.

“For today and yesterday, 1,000 persons have so far benefitted and we hope to reach out to more as we receive more support from groups and individuals,” she stated.The beneficiaries thanked the bank and the foundation for the gesture.