For the fourth year in row during the holy month of Ramadan, the bank, staff members and customers contributed with food bags to people in need. As Crédit Agricole understands that the current economic situation has increased the suffering and financial burdens of many Egyptian families, the bank’s goal was to amplify this initiatives by having the employees and customers donate money and offer their effort to making the project a success. CAE aim was to reach a larger number every year to feed as much as possible of families in need. The number of contributed bags increased gradually over the years to reach 8,270 bags in 2016.
Also It became a custom that the staff participates in the distribution of the food bags to different places all over Egypt, believing in their role to contribute to the society they live in and also seeking to be part of the cause of making others in need happy.
The distribution plan included Cairo, Alex, Sharkia, Beni Sweif, Sohag, Assuit, Aswan, Luxor, and Qena.
