The students are selected from every district in Uganda where Equity Bank has a branch
Hundreds of university students across the country have been mentored and equiped with leadership skills in a bid have well equiped hunan resource ahead of their bid into employment and administrative challenges.
Through the Equity leaders programe students are Equiped with leadership skills ranging from team building,communication,self awareness and integrity. Through the Equity leaders programme and their University chapters, the students have benefitted from engagements with Equity Bank administrators and external speakers with aim of fully equipping them and preparing them for future challenges.
Derrick Kyambadde, the Head of Education and leadership development at Equity Bank says the programme seeks to Empower the students with the necessary skills to help them in their career journey.
Equity bank every year picks on merit the two best performing students male and female from each district or region in uganda where Equity Bank has a branch.
The students under go internship with the Bank,support in quality university education while others get employed by Equity Bank.
Nimurunji Christine a second year student at kyambogo University Says she will use the knowledge she has acquired from Equity Bank to have good practices while in employment.
Akoraje Dalton, a year 3 Engineering Student at Makerere University Says the Equity leaders programme has been shaped on how to positively making administrative decisions while managing tasks in future.
