Home-grown leading commercial bankers, NBS Bank plc, which are also popularly known as a ‘The Red Brigade,’ on Wednesday celebrated this year’s Mother’s Day by giving out gift shopping vouchers worth K20,000 to customers in its branches across the country.
Acting Head of Strategy, Products and Marketing Inqxhuiniso Dzoole-Mwale expressed that the bank’s initiative is aimed at honouring and appreciating the indispensable role mothers play in families, communities, and the country as a whole.
“At NBS Bank plc, we value the strength and resilience of Malawian mothers.
Continued Dzoole-Mwale: “They are our society’s backbone, and we must acknowledge and celebrate their efforts. This small gesture is a way for us to thank them and let them know they are appreciated.”
He added that through initiatives like this, the Bank continues to demonstrate its commitment to the communities it serves, touching lives and making a meaningful impact in unique and memorable ways.
Lilian Banda, one of the mothers who received the shopping voucher at Ginnery Corner, appreciated and expressed overwhelming gratitude to the ‘Caring Bank’ for the gift.
“I am so grateful to NBS Bank plc for remembering us on Mother’s Day. This gift will help me a lot, and it’s wonderful to feel recognized and appreciated. Thank you NBS Bank plc, for this thoughtful gesture,” said Banda.
Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world.
In Malawi Mother’s Day is dedicated to celebrating motherhood. Interestingly, mother’s day in Malawi is observed on the same day as the United Nations’ International Day of Rural Women.
Mother’s Day is not a holiday that is tied to Malawi alone, its history goes back to the time when the ancient Greeks and Romans celebrated festivals in honor of Rhea and Cybele, mother goddesses.
However, Mother’s Day as we know it today owes its origins to the Middle Ages when it was called Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom. On the fourth Sunday of Lent, people who had moved away returned to the ‘mother church’ in their hometowns. This gradually evolved and people began using the day to visit their mothers instead.
“At NBS Bank plc, we value the strength and resilience of Malawian mothers.”
Inqxhuiniso Dzoole-Mwale
Acting Head of Strategy, Products and Marketing
