Burgan Bank’s Al Mass Awards enters its 10th consecutive year

Press release

Published June 16th, 2011 - 05:50 GMT

Bashir Jaber, Burgan Bank’s Acting Chief Marketing Officer – General Manager

Burgan Bank today announced that its largest special needs program, Al Mass Awards, has entered its 10^th consecutive year. The program, which aims at reiterating the bank’s commitment to the wider community, has been designed to honor and recognize outstanding special needs patients across various activities.

The bank’s program has been, throughout the years, rewarding numerous special needs by acknowledging their abilities to overcome their everyday challenge. Al Mass Awards are divided into three categories, each to include the different disabilities that special needs patients face. The Blue Diamond Award rewards those with mental disabilities, the Yellow Diamond Award recognizes physically disabled individuals, and the White Diamond Award honors patients with sensory disabilities.

Bashir Jaber, Burgan Bank’s Acting Chief Marketing Officer – General Manager said: “Our aim is to document the legacy we have created across the community. We are pleased to announce that Burgan Bank will organize a special event this year to celebrate a decade of social success, and to shed light on the bank’s continued commitment and dedication towards the Kuwaiti society.”

Over the years, the Al Mass Awards has witnessed a significant development. The awards ceremony, which began as a simple idea, is now one of Kuwait’s truly dedicated events that recognize special needs accomplishments. The bank has introduced and applied new themes as well as ideas to further enhance this annual event. Amongst the organizations across Kuwait that solely continue to cater for special needs, are now included in this yearly event.

“The Al Mass Awards Ceremony is not a matter of an event, it’s an ongoing commitment to continue assisting individuals as well as organizations in the country by providing a range of equipment that helps facilitate their daily activities,” added Jaber.

Al Mass Awards today is an integral component of Burgan Bank’s corporate social responsibility framework, and echoes the bank’s efforts to establishing a social footprint across the local community.

Background Information

Burgan Bank

Established in 1977, Burgan Bank is the youngest conventional Bank and second largest by assets in Kuwait, with a significant focus on the corporate and financial institutions sectors, as well as having a growing retail, and private bank customer base. Burgan Bank has majority owned subsidiaries in the MENAT region supported by one of the largest regional branch networks. which include Gulf Bank Algeria - AGB (Algeria), Bank of Baghdad - BOB (Iraq & Lebanon),Tunis International Bank – TIB (Tunisia), and fully owned Burgan Bank – Turkey, (collectively known as the “Burgan Bank Group”). Furthermore, Burgan Bank has a present in the UAE through its corporate office (“Burgan Financial Services Limited) which had helped the bank to participate in multiple financing opportunities in the UAE.