– Financial Knowledge Promotion Activities The Bank, together with Duang Prathip Foundation, supported the activities to disseminate knowledge and understanding on investments and savings. We recognize the importance of savings with cooperatives which is deemed essential in having a sufficient lifestyle and assist the community to be strong and self-dependent. Thus, the Bank supports “Annual Awards for Excellent Member of the Cooperatives”. – Educational Activities ●
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Joined Sasin and Krungthepthurakij Newspaper for the first time in Thailand as the main sponsor of “The Bangkok Business Challenge”, a business plan competition conducted in English, which Kiatnakin has been involved for 5 consecutive years to challenge people’s skills and abilities for continuous learning. Joined with Kiat Ruammit Education Foundation in providing scholarships to underprivileged students, constructing school building and providing educational supplies. Worked together with World Vision Foundation of Thailand, which is a public meritorious organization that focused on assisting disadvantaged children and families, by arranging “Bicycles for Children Project” to assist underprivileged students who live far from schools so that they can borrow the bicycles and travel to school with more convenience.
– Activities on Ethics and Social Immunity Creation ● Worked in conjunction with the Young Buddhist Association of Thailand to support meditation training by Khun Mae Siri Karinchai called “Spiritual Development for Wisdom and Peace” and a variety of other courses since 1994. ● To join with the Metropolitan Police Bureau and Youth Relations Center to arrange the Youth Relations Cooperation to Suppress Drugs Project, aiming to train the youths in schools in Bangkok Metropolis Area to know and understand the danger of drugs. – Support in the form of donation on other special opportunities, as follows: ● Gave monetary assistance to disaster areas where any one of our 19 branches is situated. ● Joined the Office of Vocational Education Commission in constructing floating restroom in Nakhon Sawan, Sing Buri and Ayutthaya Provinces. ● Prepared measures to assist flood victims especially for our loan clients by granting credit to repair residences and suspending principal and interest payment for 6 months. ● Worked with the Office of Vocational Education Commission to establish a maintenance center for schools and residences in Nakhon Ratchasima, Phitsanulok, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai Provinces. ● The Bank executives and personnel handed out essential consumer products to the temples that were devastated by natural disaster, namely Wat Tan Chet Chor, Wat Bot Woradit, and Wat Sa Kaeo in Ang Thong Province. ● Donated money through Mirror Foundation to assist in the rehabilitation of the disaster inflicted area in Uttaradit Province. ● The Bank and its staff jointly donated money to “This Hour ...for Children Project” under the patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. ● Supported the printing of the first Dharma Scholar Book by the Department of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Culture.
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