Citi grants for four institutions
Citibank NA Bangladesh recently contributed $1,15,000 to four academic and non-profit organisations to support their programmes, says a press statement.
Citi Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citigroup, presented the grants.
The four institutions that received the grant were North South University, Bishwa Shahitto Kendro, Grameen Shikkha and D.Net.
As part of Citi's ongoing commitment to the field of financial education, North South University was provided with $30,000 to organise the Citi Financial Quiz Competition 2009 for the students of leading public and private universities.
The Citi Foundation contributed $30,000 to Grameen Shikkha to support their “Scholarship for Young Women” programme.
Citi Foundation also put forward $30,000 to the Development Research Network (D.Net) to facilitate the “Financial IT Case Competition”, first of its kind in Bangladesh. The programme is intended to provide an opportunity to the talented youth from different public and private universities, to compete in the development of unique software and information system solutions for the financial sector in Bangladesh.
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