Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank Limited has conducted Financial Literacy and Signature Training with an aim to connect visually impaired people with banking access to banking by promoting inclusive banking. In the program organized in collaboration with Sarvodaya Project, a two-day workshop seminar was organized for the purpose of financial literacy for the visually impaired.

On the occasion, Mr. Sushil Poudel, Head of Branding & CSR of the Bank, imparted financial literacy on the importance of savings, personal budgeting, family budgeting, financial discipline, financial goals, future investment opportunities, digital transactions, digital fraud, etc. Special priority was given to signature training in the program.

An attempt was made to make the participants confident by providing practical exercises on signatures required during banking transactions. The bank believes that this training will further help visually impaired people to use the banking process in an easy manner.

A total of 40 visually impaired people participated in the program. In the days ahead, the bank will continue to provide financial awareness and empowerment programs targeting various communities by promoting inclusive banking. Speaking at the same program, Mr. Yubaraj Wagle, Chairman of Sarvodaya Project, expressed happiness over the initiatives and signature training conducted by Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank towards inclusive banking for the visually impaired. Saugat Wagle of Sarvodaya Project, who is visually impaired, said that he is also blind and has been availing banking services safely like other people.

Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank has launched ‘Swabhiman Saving Account’ targeting the visually impaired. Visually impaired people who open this account can use other facilities like mobile banking, ATM card etc. The bank said that it does not require any additional documents or other witnesses to open the account as it is blind and has been providing the terms of operation of the account in Braille as well.

At the conclusion of the program, Mr. Poudel, Head of Branding and CSR of the Bank, expressed his commitment to make the training more effective and widespread in the days to come and motivate the visually impaired people towards self-reliant and easy banking practice. The bank believes that such training would not only contribute to financial access but also to self-confidence and social inclusion.