RCBank Companions with Fanta’s Kitchen Catering Services and Afrigas to Stage the Greatest Ever Cooking Competitors
Rokel Commercial Bank, in partnership with Fanta’s Kitchen Catering Services and Afrigas, efficiently staged the most important ever cooking competitors facilitated by an indigenous financial institution on October twelfth, 2024, on the Family Kingdom Complex, Aberdeen, Freetown.
The financial institution, recognized for its trailblazing initiatives and implementation of modern methods, continues to set the tempo in aligning with regulatory requirements to satisfy the necessities of Sierra Leone.
The occasion was hosted by Fanta’s Kitchen, one of many main catering service organizations in Sierra Leone, which has proudly represented the nation in each native and worldwide cooking competitions.
Fanta Fofanah, the CEO of Fanta’s Kitchen, is a famend entrepreneur within the catering business, working carefully with establishments throughout Sierra Leone, with aspirations of gaining wider recognition in Africa and globally.
Rokel Commercial Bank Sierra Leone Ltd. has lengthy been partnering with varied organizations to meet its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitments. The theme for this competitors, “Impacting Young Entrepreneurs,” aligns with the overarching theme of the financial institution’s twenty fifth anniversary, “Taking Banking to the Grassroots.” This latest initiative builds on different partnerships and collaborations, together with:
Equity and I&M Banks in Rwanda (July 2024) for cross-border transactions,
EST Applied Intelligence (February 2024) for cybersecurity and monetary inclusion,
National Scrabble Association Sierra Leone (August 2023) for selling scrabble in colleges,
Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) (January 2022) for a Banking & Finance seminar,
Afrimoney (November 2022) for high quality service provision,
Orange Sierra Leone (March 2021) to facilitate cell cash and banking transactions, and
Keeping Hope Alive (2019) to handle local weather sustainability and tree upkeep.
The cooking competitors, organized in collaboration with Fanta’s Kitchen and Afrigas, featured a panel of esteemed judges, together with Naasu Fofanah (CEO of Susue Pemehun), Vivian Samuel Coker (CEO of Sam’s Brother’s Investment), and Mrs. Hawa Alpha of Prosgil Delicious.
Contestants hailed from varied vocational institutes, together with the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Useful Hands Vocational Institute, Women’s Vocational Center (Ormamy), Winning Center, and Murialdo. Other catering establishments, comparable to REAPS and CEFORD Vocational Center, have been additionally current to witness the competitors.
Useful Hands Vocational Institute from Wellington emerged because the winner, receiving a money prize of Le10,000. The second place was clinched by Winning Center Vocational Institute from Murray Town, which acquired Le7,000, whereas the third-place winner acquired Le5,000. The contestants who completed in fourth and fifth place have been awarded comfort prizes.
At the conclusion of the occasion, the Managing Director & CEO of Rokel Commercial Bank, Dr. Ekundayo W. Gilpin, congratulated the members and acknowledged the contributions of the financial institution’s workers, the judges, and representatives from partnering establishments. He praised the collaboration with Fanta’s Kitchen and Afrigas for his or her position in making the occasion a hit.
Dr. Gilpin highlighted that the competitors demonstrated RCBank’s dedication to empowering younger entrepreneurs by offering them with a platform to showcase their expertise. This initiative, he famous, is geared toward making ready them for each native and worldwide enterprise challenges, making certain they continue to be aggressive in an ever-evolving market.
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