MUSCAT: Bank Muscat in line with its vision ‘To serve you better, everyday’ and commitment to partnership in supporting youth and promoting Oman as a sporting nation, has evoked big response to 2019 Green Sports programme. Marking the 8th year of the CSR initiative, the bank has announced support to develop 15 football fields across the Sultanate in 2019. The last date for submission of 2019 Green Sports application forms with supporting documents at the head office is December 31, 2018.
Green Sports application forms can be downloaded from the Bank Muscat website www.bankmuscat.com and are also available at the CSR Department in the bank’s head office and branches across the Sultanate. The bank will consider only new applications.
The Green Sports initiative launched by Bank Muscat in 2012 has gained momentum with a total of 93 sports teams across the Sultanate benefiting from the support till date. During the past eight years, the programme has spread across the entire nation, reinforcing the bank’s leadership role in social responsibility.
The scope of Green Sports support for sports teams include greening of football fields with natural or synthetic turf, floodlights or water desalination equipment in areas facing problems of water salinity. Ensuring wider representation, the Green Sports support is extended to develop sustainable sports infrastructure in all parts of the Sultanate.
The criteria for availing the Green Sports support include that sports teams should have been in existence for three years with a minimum of 300 members from the local community. The bank recognises that local teams wield immense influence on neighbourhood communities, especially youth, hence teams with modern infrastructure facilities can help raise sporting heroes for the country.
In a unique contribution, the Green Sports initiative has created an ideal platform for social engagement among youth. The football fields developed as part of the Green Sports initiative serve as a meeting place for children and youth to be engaged in social activities leading to development of strong community bonding. The fields are used for various activities such as Ramadhan nights, group weddings and other community celebrations.
For any enquiries on Green Sports registration, Bank Muscat officials can be contacted on 24768233 or 24768595.
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