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By Delisa Magagula
FNB Eswatini and its Foundation invested a combined E5.48 million into corporate social initiatives in the 2024/25 financial year, cementing the bank’s position as a driver of social and economic transformation in Eswatini.
The investments targeted sectors including economic growth and entrepreneurship, sports development, community wellbeing, education, cultural promotion, gender diversity, and climate change resilience.
Chief Executive Officer Thokozani ‘TK’ Dlamini said the funds were part of the bank’s commitment to shared prosperity, which places social impact alongside financial performance.
“At FNB Eswatini, we believe in giving back to the communities we serve. This is not charity, but an intentional allocation of capital to initiatives that support long-term national growth. Sitintile Eswatini futsi asiyindzawo is more than a slogan; it is our way of making sure the economy works for all,” Dlamini told stakeholders.
The E5.48 million was split into E3.85 million for CSI and strategic sponsorships, and E1.6 million disbursed by the FNB Eswatini Foundation.
Together, these contributions supported a wide range of projects, from fostering entrepreneurship to addressing humanitarian needs.
A flagship initiative was the co-sponsorship of the 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, where FNB Eswatini and its Foundation contributed a combined E1.6 million.
The bank said this sponsorship was designed to nurture a culture of innovation and enterprise in the Kingdom.
The Foundation’s E1.6 million disbursement also funded projects in the knowledge economy, gender diversity and inclusion, environment and climate change, and humanitarian relief.
“Our impact is measured not just in profits, but in the livelihoods we touch and the opportunities we create,” Dlamini added.
