LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Activities
HEALTH MATTERS…
COVID-19
Our branches were kept open despite the lockdown and social distancing measures. Our engagement towards our community, as per health authority guidelines, was adopted to maintain staff health and safety, minimise risks, and ensure business continuity to our clients. At times, most employees had to work from home, with provided teleworking solutions that allowed secure remote access to the Bank’s systems. To mitigate cyber risks, security best practices based on INTERPOL and US-CERT were shared with all employees with a view to protecting data integrity and confidentiality.
When at work, keeping staff alert and aware was of paramount importance. A bank-wide campaign was launched across several touch points to raise awareness on the virus and on how to prevent its spread. Naturally, all the Bank’s premises and branches were geared with necessary sanitisation and protection tools, and constantly disinfected. While our clients started to seek alternative delivery channels, Bank Audi made sure to staff up its Contact Center 24/7 and was the only institution offering a variety of contact options from WhatsApp chat, email, and chatbot services on Facebook messenger. The number of daily calls and messages peaked at 12,000 calls a day from the usual 3,000 daily calls. Nevertheless, the efficient measures implemented proved to be adequate to make sure daily operations are running smoothly, and client needs are answered at all times, working around governmental curfews, while taking all safety measures.
Using our “Bank Audi Community” Facebook group, we shared articles, updates and useful links on COVID-19. It gave our employees the chance to consult various professionals through 10 live sessions with experts on family medicine, immunity-boosting diets, psychological and physical wellbeing, mental health or psychosocial issues. Special medical sessions were also provided on more specialised points such as pregnancy, newborn–related concerns… Family coaching, environmental prevention and live cooking sessions were added on-demand. Articles on “Essential Tips for Working from Home” and “Tips to Stay Healthy during Lockdown” were featured in our monthly e-newsletter.
In our relentless effort with respect to COVID-19 prevention and supporting our frontline healthcare workers and institutions, we contributed in the telethon fundraising campaign for the Hariri Hospital, the Red Cross and the Civil Defense. By the same token, we donated locally produced ventilators to seven other renowned hospitals across the country to help in their efforts and fill their gap in equipment needs.
The Power of Lifestyle Medicine Conference held at Notre-Dame University (NDU) – Louaize’s Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences. Aimed at providing insights on lifestyle medicine and exploring the possibilities of implementing it among healthcare practitioners, the conference covered several topics, namely motivational interviewing, clinicians in the kitchen, and healthy relationships.
Empowering the Medical Industry in Lebanon, the Lebanese Medical Students’ International Committee (LeMSIC) is an independent, student-run, non-political, non-governmental and non-profit organisation. It is a full National Member Organisation (NMO) of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA). LAMA is an accrediting and academic training non-profit organisation that gives Lebanese medical students and graduates the opportunity to improve their learning practice experience through the participation of U.S. clinical rotations at various teaching hospitals throughout the United States.
Doctors Syndicate Conference in Tripoli organises the 44th annual Pan-Arab International Medical Congress – Building a Safer Healthcare System.
Supporting Doctors – The first Beirut Annual International Rhinology symposium and fess dissection workshop was held at AUB. This international conference, organised by the department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at AUBMC, was endorsed by the American Rhinologic Society (mother specialty society), in collaboration with the World Allergy Congress and a number of regional societies mainly from the GCC area.
The workshop was the first of this scale with regards to the level of international involvement and commitment in the GCC and the rest of the Arab world.
Roads for Life – Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) and Stop the Bleed – 68 registered nurses were trained in ATCN at 29 different hospitals from 14 different regions in Lebanon.
Additionally, with the assistance of the Stop the Bleed kits, over 1,000 civilians in public and private sector institutions benefited from trainings on bleeding control.
Playing Music to Save Kids’ Hearts – Heartbeat’s annual concerts have funded lifesaving surgery for more than 2,000 affected children since inception in 2005.
WONCA Conference
The Lebanese Society of Family Medicine, under the patronage of the East Mediterranean Regional (EMR) council of the World Organisation of Family Medicine (WONCA), launched the WONCA-EMR 2019 conference which was held for the first time in Beirut.
The Family Medicine departments at the American University of Beirut, as well as at Saint Joseph and Balamand Universities, contributed to the scientific program.
The Lebanese Order of Nurses Wants your Trust
In celebration of International Nurses Day on 12 May 2019, the Lebanese Order of Nurses launched a new campaign under the theme “We Trust You”.
It aimed to raise awareness on the nursing profession and on the Order itself, hoping to build the public’s trust in the Lebanese nursing workforce, and to help the profession feel more recognised. Founded in 2002 to protect the rights of nurses, the Order of Nurses is the official body representing the profession in Lebanon; all nurses must be registered in order to practice.
Our branches were kept open despite the lockdown and social distancing measures. Our engagement towards our community, as per health authority guidelines, was adopted to maintain staff health and safety, minimise risks, and ensure business continuity to our clients. At times, most employees had to work from home, with provided teleworking solutions that allowed secure remote access to the Bank’s systems. To mitigate cyber risks, security best practices based on INTERPOL and US-CERT were shared with all employees with a view to protecting data integrity and confidentiality.
When at work, keeping staff alert and aware was of paramount importance. A bank-wide campaign was launched across several touch points to raise awareness on the virus and on how to prevent its spread. Naturally, all the Bank’s premises and branches were geared with necessary sanitisation and protection tools, and constantly disinfected. While our clients started to seek alternative delivery channels, Bank Audi made sure to staff up its Contact Center 24/7 and was the only institution offering a variety of contact options from WhatsApp chat, email, and chatbot services on Facebook messenger. The number of daily calls and messages peaked at 12,000 calls a day from the usual 3,000 daily calls. Nevertheless, the efficient measures implemented proved to be adequate to make sure daily operations are running smoothly, and client needs are answered at all times, working around governmental curfews, while taking all safety measures.
Using our “Bank Audi Community” Facebook group, we shared articles, updates and useful links on COVID-19. It gave our employees the chance to consult various professionals through 10 live sessions with experts on family medicine, immunity-boosting diets, psychological and physical wellbeing, mental health or psychosocial issues. Special medical sessions were also provided on more specialised points such as pregnancy, newborn–related concerns… Family coaching, environmental prevention and live cooking sessions were added on-demand. Articles on “Essential Tips for Working from Home” and “Tips to Stay Healthy during Lockdown” were featured in our monthly e-newsletter.
In our relentless effort with respect to COVID-19 prevention and supporting our frontline healthcare workers and institutions, we contributed in the telethon fundraising campaign for the Hariri Hospital, the Red Cross and the Civil Defense. By the same token, we donated locally produced ventilators to seven other renowned hospitals across the country to help in their efforts and fill their gap in equipment needs.
The Power of Lifestyle Medicine Conference held at Notre-Dame University (NDU) – Louaize’s Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences. Aimed at providing insights on lifestyle medicine and exploring the possibilities of implementing it among healthcare practitioners, the conference covered several topics, namely motivational interviewing, clinicians in the kitchen, and healthy relationships.
Empowering the Medical Industry in Lebanon, the Lebanese Medical Students’ International Committee (LeMSIC) is an independent, student-run, non-political, non-governmental and non-profit organisation. It is a full National Member Organisation (NMO) of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA). LAMA is an accrediting and academic training non-profit organisation that gives Lebanese medical students and graduates the opportunity to improve their learning practice experience through the participation of U.S. clinical rotations at various teaching hospitals throughout the United States.
Doctors Syndicate Conference in Tripoli organises the 44th annual Pan-Arab International Medical Congress – Building a Safer Healthcare System.
Supporting Doctors – The first Beirut Annual International Rhinology symposium and fess dissection workshop was held at AUB. This international conference, organised by the department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at AUBMC, was endorsed by the American Rhinologic Society (mother specialty society), in collaboration with the World Allergy Congress and a number of regional societies mainly from the GCC area.
The workshop was the first of this scale with regards to the level of international involvement and commitment in the GCC and the rest of the Arab world.
Roads for Life – Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) and Stop the Bleed – 68 registered nurses were trained in ATCN at 29 different hospitals from 14 different regions in Lebanon.
Additionally, with the assistance of the Stop the Bleed kits, over 1,000 civilians in public and private sector institutions benefited from trainings on bleeding control.
Playing Music to Save Kids’ Hearts – Heartbeat’s annual concerts have funded lifesaving surgery for more than 2,000 affected children since inception in 2005.
WONCA Conference
The Lebanese Society of Family Medicine, under the patronage of the East Mediterranean Regional (EMR) council of the World Organisation of Family Medicine (WONCA), launched the WONCA-EMR 2019 conference which was held for the first time in Beirut.
The Family Medicine departments at the American University of Beirut, as well as at Saint Joseph and Balamand Universities, contributed to the scientific program.
The Lebanese Order of Nurses Wants your Trust
In celebration of International Nurses Day on 12 May 2019, the Lebanese Order of Nurses launched a new campaign under the theme “We Trust You”.
It aimed to raise awareness on the nursing profession and on the Order itself, hoping to build the public’s trust in the Lebanese nursing workforce, and to help the profession feel more recognised. Founded in 2002 to protect the rights of nurses, the Order of Nurses is the official body representing the profession in Lebanon; all nurses must be registered in order to practice.
Featuring NGOs
In support of the Lebanese Food Bank’s mission and its “Just Help”
campaign, we invited our colleagues to donate food at the NGO’s online
food collection to help vulnerable families.
Through our social media channels, we featured various NGOs such as Kafaat, Lebanese Food Bank, Tamanna, arcenciel, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), Mission de Vie, Centre Mar Semaan, Equal, Orphanage Welfare Society of Saida, Société de St. Vincent de Paul, UN Women, UN Global Compact, Openminds, Ecoserv, Injaz Lebanon, St. Vincent de Paul, SHE min Lebnan, Assabil Association, Roads for Life, and the Children’s Cancer Centre of Lebanon, in an effort to shed more light on their contributions to society around an assortment of causes.
Through our social media channels, we featured various NGOs such as Kafaat, Lebanese Food Bank, Tamanna, arcenciel, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), Mission de Vie, Centre Mar Semaan, Equal, Orphanage Welfare Society of Saida, Société de St. Vincent de Paul, UN Women, UN Global Compact, Openminds, Ecoserv, Injaz Lebanon, St. Vincent de Paul, SHE min Lebnan, Assabil Association, Roads for Life, and the Children’s Cancer Centre of Lebanon, in an effort to shed more light on their contributions to society around an assortment of causes.
CULTURE
A Peace of Liberty
“A Peace of Liberty” exhibition organised by The Gebran Tueni
Foundation where a selected group of Lebanon’s finest painters,
photographers and sculptors participated to foster the true spirit of
“Liberty” and bring forward a rich and creative space in support of
Beirut’s youth. The fundraising, aimed at developing the Gebran Tueni
Public School which integrates students with special needs.
Beirut Chants
Supporting Beirut Chants to Spread Holiday Cheer
The prevailing situation did not discourage the Beirut Chants organisers who were determined to bring back the festive spirit. Founded in 2008, the music festival has become a seasonal celebration focusing on classical repertoires and spreading a message of peace and hope within the community.
The prevailing situation did not discourage the Beirut Chants organisers who were determined to bring back the festive spirit. Founded in 2008, the music festival has become a seasonal celebration focusing on classical repertoires and spreading a message of peace and hope within the community.
Cedar Tree
“Draw Me a Cedar Tree” exhibition organised by Green Cedar
Lebanon, with the participation of more than 50 well-known artists
where eash artist created, shaped or drew the cedar tree in their own
creative way, and the works were displayed at Banque Du Liban premises.
The exhibition was attended by environment lovers, art collectors, as
well as foreign representatives, and key media people.
This initiative aimed at fundraising for a one thousand cedar tree forest in the 10,000 sqm land allocated in Kfarzebian, Faraya.
This initiative aimed at fundraising for a one thousand cedar tree forest in the 10,000 sqm land allocated in Kfarzebian, Faraya.
The disclosed information is relevant for the period ending 2020
