The document summarizes the corporate social responsibility initiatives of MCB, the oldest and largest bank in Mauritius. It discusses how MCB supports programs focused on eradicating poverty, helping vulnerable children through education and healthcare, environmental conservation, and developing sports. Some of the specific programs and events it sponsors are food security for families in poverty, scholarships, special education for children with disabilities, tree planting with MWF, and national youth sports championships.

2. The oldest and largest banking
institution of Mauritius
Also the oldest banking institution
south of the Sahara
One of the oldest banks of the
Commonwealth to have preserved its
original
name.The MCB is the only Mauritian
bank to be among The Banker's list of
'THE TOP 1000 WORLD BANKS 2008'

3. • More than
2,000
• Employees
• Leading Bank in
Mauritius with
over
• 40% market
share
• Bank of the
Year in 2009
Over 17,000
shareholders
A network of
144 ATMs
locations.

4. CSR is relevant to MCB
Eradication of Absolute Poverty
• Association Femme Agricultrice
• Purchase of a Button Hole Industrial Machine
Help Vulnerable Children
• Association des Malades et Handicapés de L'Est
• Setting up of specialised education programme
Education
• Together we build your future
• Creativity
ENVIRONMENT
• Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
• Initiative 175
SPORTS
• MCB National Youth Championship in athletics
• Indian Ocean Games
Building Social Capital

5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the concept whereby
companies act to balance their own economic growth with the
sustainable social and environmental development of their areas of
operation.
In the Mauritian context…
The Government of Mauritius has established a policy with the overall objective of
mandating registered companies to pay 2% of their book profit towards programmes
that contribute to the social and environmental development of the country.

9. The Eradication of Absolute Poverty Programme has
been set up with the mandate of addressing the
problem of absolute poverty (household income less
than Rs 5,000 per month) affecting the lives of
around 7000 households (7157 families in 229
pockets of poverty, regrouped in 69 clusters with
around 100 families per cluster). The approach being
used is the Integrated Community Development
approach with the participation of the private sector
and other stakeholders.

10. The problems of the absolute poor are quite similar in most of
the cases and consequently integrated projects for pockets of
poverty have the following generic areas of intervention:
•Housing
•Education
•Training and Employment(Adult Literacy)
•Health
•Training in Life skills
•Treatment and rehabilitation of substance abusers
•Public infrastructure(roads, drains, footbridges. footpaths,
playgrounds)
•Public Utilities(Drinking water, electricity, septic tanks)
•Sports and Leisure

11. EDUCATION
As a key role player in the
country's economy, The MCB
Ltd is committed to the future
generation. MCB support many
education and life skills
programs as they believe
that by contributing in the
educational sector, they will
help in the development of the
community for a better future.

12. Education initiative supported by the MCB Ltd:
Created in 1999, this wide ranging education scheme covers teachers
and parents training programmes, improvement to the physical
structure of the teaching environment and the supply of basic school
materials in specially deprived areas.

13. The main activities are:
Together we build your future
A special programme designed for pre-primary
school to support the children during their
schooling period. School materials have been
provided where necessary and infrastructure
works have been carried out in the schools
around the country. Teachers have been trained
and their skills upgraded during numerous
awareness programs. These have been
organised with the help of other specialised
organisations such as ICR & MPRB.
Creativity
Helping the youngsters to discover their hidden
talents and abilities and also to adapt them in
their school environment.

14. MCB Rodrigues Scholarship scheme
An annual scholarship awarded to a Rodrigues
student and covering all educational and living
expenses, at the University of Mauritius for a
period not exceeding 4 years. This scheme has
been set up since August 2000.

15. SPORTS
Teamwork and excellence are qualities
that embody the ideal of sport and The
MCB Ltd shares these values as a
company.
The MCB Ltd has been at the forefront
of major sporting activities as sponsor
since1978.
Through its sponsorship of sport
equipment, training programmes,
advertising gifts, medals and cash
prizes, the Bank is assisting in the
development of sport at grassroots
and elite level.

16. Major Sport events sonsored by MCB:
Tour de L’ile Cycliste 2005
MCB National Youth Championship in athletics
World Women Championships 2006
28th African Junior Tennis Championships
Indian Ocean Games – Jeux Des Iles (2003)

17. Other sporting activities usually sponsored by the Bank:
Athletics - Regional/National Inter colleges Athletic Championship
Badminton - MCB National Junior Championship
Boxing - MCB National Cadet Championship
Judo - MCB National Championship
Swimming - MCB National Championship
 Squash - MCB National Squash Championship
 Tire a L'arc - MCB National Championship
Horse Racing - MCB Cup

19. Orphanage and many vulnerable children is among main matter of concern in
Mauritius. To help in sorting out and reducing these problems, MCB came up
with solutions such as:
 Bridging the gap between the school and parents to raise awareness
on importance of education for the social and economic progress of
their children
 Ensuring the proper foundation for learning and development of
underprivileged pre-primary school children by Centre de L'amitié.
 Association des Malades et Handicapés de L'Est - Empowerment of
physically & mentally handicapped children through physiotherapy
sessions
 Educational Support to 12 pre-primary and 8 primary school children
of teenage mothers
 Setting up of specialised education programme for children suffering
from mental deficiencies.

20. Environment

21. Environment
MCB has always shown its strong interest for environmental
protection programmes and issues by providing financial support to
various associations involved in this sector.
Environmental Activities Sponsored and organized by MCB:
Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Environmental Management System
Initiative 175 -Green, together