In line with their strategic initiatives for a brighter community, Bahrain’s pioneer in retail and commercial banking, BBK handed over a cheque of BD 8,000 as a gesture of their support towards the Bahrain Al Shamil Rehabilitation Centre. The cheque was handed over by Mr. Reyadh Sater, Acting Chief Executive of BBK to Mrs. Bedoor Khalaf, Director of the Bahrain Al Shamil Rehabilitation Centre, in the presence of Ms. Fatima Al Ziymoor, Public Relations coordinator at the Centre, Mr. Abdul Hussain Bustani, Assistant General Manager of Human Resources and Administration Division, BBK and Ms. Abeer Swar, Corporate Communications Officer, BBK.

The Bahrain Al Shamil Rehabilitation Centre has received regular support from the Bank through various donations over the past years. Those contributions help the Centre with the additional financial aid required for the maintenance of the its building. The Centre enables children with disabilities such as speech and communication disorders, mental retardation, Down’s syndrome, hearing disorder, Autism and difficulties in learning to gain the basic living skills in order to be self dependant through various kinds of therapy, while training family members on the importance of their role and contribution in teaching and training those disabled children.

As one of the major financial institutions in Bahrain, providing regular contributions to various humanitarian causes and societies throughout the years, BBK has supported entities including major clubs, charity funds and social initiatives. These initiatives are aimed at achieving the sole goal and vision of a brighter future and community in the Kingdom of Bahrain.