NDB Bank recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ) for a ‘Lifestyle Banking Philanthropic Offering Programme’ with Clean Ocean Force Lanka (COF).

Signing for and on behalf of National Development Bank PLC were Zeyan Hameed, Vice President- Branch Network Management and Product Development and Gihan Punchihewa, Assistant Vice President- Privilege and Privilege Select Banking.  Jerome Fernando, Chairman/Founder signed for and on behalf of Clean Ocean Force.
Based on the recently signed MOU, NDB will provide Lifestyle Philanthropy services to enable its customers to easily donate to a charity project of their choice offered by COF.  

The funds will go directly to the scale-up the present operations of a number of beaches and will facilitate the addition of new beach locations to the daily clean-up process, whilst providing a livelihood for the under privileged communities. 

Commenting on this partnership and on the NDB Privilege Select Plus offering, NDB’s Vice President Zeyan Hameed said NDB aims to provide a conclusive and holistic offering to its customers through Privilege Select Plus. 

“Philanthropy service is one such tailor made offering in which we provide our clients with a carefully laid out path in which to continue their donations,” Hameed said.

Jerome Fernando, Chairman/Co-Founder of Clean Ocean Force said the move made by NDB is highly commendable with NDB becoming the first bank in Sri Lanka to partner with COF. 

“Sharing a common goal of environmental sustainability, the partnership between NDB and COF will be a milestone in our island nation’s beach and ocean conservation, which is the need of the hour,” noted Fernando.
COF is a non-profit organization based in Sri Lanka working towards eliminating plastic, man-made pollutants, and other debris that enter the Indian Ocean through the various rivers and waterways around the country. 

COF was initiated by Jerome Fernando & Thorsten Knekties with an aim to make an impact on marine life and the beaches of Sri Lanka, while driving a lasting socio-economic change in the lives of disadvantaged 
communities.