This is a story of a 54 year old woman who partnered with her husband to devote their lives to providing a safe haven to a group of children who have found the foster home to be their sanctuary after being confronted by different ordeals ranging from losing their parents, staying with abusive relatives and… Read more »
On 2 November 2013, 8th Avenue Branch embarked on a Corporate Social Responsibility tour to Nyamandlovu District Hospital. Mr A.Z. Gweshe, the CBZ Bank, Regional Manager led the team for this worthwhile cause. Nyamandlovu District Hospital is located about 50km west of Bulawayo. This is the main hospital in Umguza District and is under the… Read more »
On Saturday 12 October 2013, CBZ Kwame Nkrumah Branch visited Tanyaradzwa Children’s home in Mrewa on a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative program in line with one of the bank’s principles of Social Responsibility, which is dedicated to being a responsible and good corporate citizen. The Centre started by Priscilla Makombe and Brian Chitekwe started operating… Read more »
Saturday 13 December 2014 will remain engraved on the hearts of the children and staff at Shearley Cripps Children’s Home after CBZ Group Operations Social Club made a magnanimous donation to this home in Chikwaka area (kwaBhora). Home to 63 children, Shearley Cripps is run by the Anglican Church and relies on donations for survival.… Read more »
Background The home was established in 1967 by a group of men who were heading the Bulawayo City Council. These men formed a trust and bought land from Bulawayo City Council. They had discovered that most people who were destitute were aliens mainly from Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique who had come to Zimbabwe in the… Read more »
Background Northcot Training Institute is an institution which falls under the Department of Social Welfare and admits children up to the age of 18 years (girls and boys) who are primarily undergoing rehabilitation after committing various small criminal acts but are given a chance for rehabilitation due to their young age. The children are referred… Read more »
CBZ Holdings has a strong culture of staff volunteering, with staff members contributing many hours in their respective communities as well as providing resources to assist the needy. Our geographical spread has enabled us to reach many communities around Zimbabwe. Various branches and head office departments engaged different communities around the country and provided financial… Read more »
Financial inclusion is the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to sections of disadvantaged and low-income segments of society, in contrast to financial exclusion where those services are not available or affordable. According to the Global Financial Index (2012) only 40% of adults have formal bank accounts in Zimbabwe, and this percentage is even… Read more »
Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to sections of disadvantaged and low-income segments of society, in contrast to financial exclusion where those services are not available or affordable. According to Wikipedia an estimated 2.5 billion working-age adults globally have no access to the types of formal financial… Read more »
For the third consecutive year CBZ Bank has won the Super Brand Award in the Banking and Finance Sector and was among the top 10 Super Brands in the Business to Business Sector. The awards are conducted by the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe in conjunction with Select Research through a Customer Satisfaction & Brand Recognition… Read more »