Vanakkam - Yalpanam:

HNB organizes Jaffna Re-awakening Week

With the dawn of a new outlook for the people living in Jaffna after a three decade old war with normalcy restored HNB, with its innovative initiative of being in the forefront of activities has drawn up plans for a Jaffna Re-awakening Week program with the theme Vanakkam-Yalpanam that will reinvigorate Jaffna a landscape with untapped resources with diverse agriculture vegetation exclusive to the Jaffna Peninsula.

The program which began on August 22 will end on August 28 which includes the culmination of the ceremonial opening of HNB’s latest addition to its customer centres at Point Pedro on August 26.

HNB has a strong presence in Jaffna since 1971. Over the years HNB has strengthened its operations in the Jaffna Peninsula by opening five branches in the surrounding areas in Jaffna, Chunnakam, Nelliady, Stanley Road and Manipay. Our efforts in taking banking to the far flung areas of the Peninsula was because of the confidence and trust placed on HNB and we have built a cordial relationship which counts over three decades.

An awareness program for farmers from the Peninsula was held on Saturday with the participation of experts from the Dept. of Agriculture and the University of Jaffna. The attendees were made aware of the latest technological aspects of farming, quality improvement, packaging techniques together with marketing linkages which will be the way forward in achieving profitable crops.

The second day has been earmarked for a similar awareness program for the fisher folk of Jaffna which has been a mainstay of the economy who will be educated in the latest technology, storage mechanisms, transporting techniques which will have an impact on their livelihood and to the growth of the community.

Both programs have incentives of providing participants with financing options available through the Uthuru Vasanthaya and Gami Pubuduwa programs as well as through HNB’s novel agricultural lending programs.

The third day of this program - August 24 has been allocated for a student bank manager conference specially to rally the schoolchildren to be educated on the finer points to run a school banking unit and also to create awareness of the latest trends in savings mobilization.