Standard chartered celebrates international day of the girl child.

Standard Chartered celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child. This celebration is part of the new community investment strategy, Futuremakers by Standard Chartered. The aim of this strategy is to tackle the issue of inequality and seeks to promote greater economic inclusion for young people in our communities, with a special focus on girls.

International Day of the Girl Child highlights the need to invest in girls' most pressing needs and opportunities, because investing in girls is investing in a better future that is equal for all - for girls themselves, for their families and for communities. The theme for this year is, as declared by the UN, GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable".

Standard Chartered Pakistan has a long history of contributing to the social economic development and supporting communities in the country. Investing in communities is one of the three priorities of our global sustainability strategy along with contributing to sustainable economic growth and being a responsible company.

As an organization we are majorly focused locally on Gender diversity and view this as one of the biggest challenges to our economy and industry. We support under- served communities from low-income households, particularly girls, to take part in programmes focused on education, employability and entrepreneurship.

There are two programmes for girls that the Bank is implementing in Pakistan: Goal and...

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