IN support of initiatives through which children will benefit, Scotiabank has donated some $4.5M to six organisations: Help and Shelter; The Rotary Club of Demerara; The Scouts Association of Guyana;the Guyana Rugby Football Union; Childlink; The Rotaract Club of the University of Guyana; and the Rotary Club of Georgetown.

Donations were made in the name of Scotiabank’s ‘Bright Future Programme’, which focuses primarily on children and children’s causes in the Caribbean, Latin America and Central America.
Through these donations, hundreds of children will benefit in the areas of education, health and social well-being.
Childlink’s “Tell Scheme”, an education campaign against child abuse, received major funding of some US$8,500. Other initiatives include a sanitation block at the Kuru Kururu Nursery School; a literacy programme at the Victoria Primary School; a book club at the East Ruimveldt Primary School; and a Rugby Youth Development Programme.
Scotiabank’s ‘Bright Future Programme’ is recognised internationally and among Canadian corporations for its charitable donations and philanthropic activities. It has provided on average approximately CDN$45 million annually to community causes over the past several years.
‘Bright Future’ is Scotiabank’s global philanthropic programme that brings together all of its charitable, social and community efforts and employee volunteer activities. Through the Bright Future Programme, Scotiabank’s charitable efforts are aimed at being relevant and responsive to the needs of each community at a grassroots level; and at providing support across the fields of health,the arts, education, social services, sports and the environment.