Burgan Bank hosts ‘Bring Your Kids to Work Day'
More than just a fun-filled day, the event was a reflection of Burgan Bank's dedication to employee wellbeing, family engagement, and sustainability – key pillars of its workplace culture and ESG strategy. Through immersive activities such as a simulated bank branch experience, interactive workshops on recycling, and business-minded challenges like product selling and presentation practice, young participants explored essential life skills in a playful, inspiring environment.
'At Burgan Bank, our workplace is not just about running the business, it's about belonging,' said Naqeeb Amin, General Manager – Human Resources and Development for the Group at Burgan Bank. 'Welcoming our employees' children into our corporate world is a powerful way to connect values across generations, spark curiosity, and show what purpose-driven banking looks like.
This event falls within Burgan Bank's 'Teach Them Young' campaign, which aims to broaden the professional and practical horizons of adolescents and youth, while fostering a conscious and responsible generation. It also aligns with the 'Let's Be Aware' (Diraya) financial literacy and banking awareness initiative – launched by the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) and the Kuwait Banking Association (KBA), with the support of Kuwaiti banks– demonstrating our commitment to instilling a banking culture in young people from an early age and empowering the future generation.'
Highlights of the day included a 'Junior Banker of the Day' experience, art and craft sessions, a cake design workshop, a treasure hunt across the Bank's premises, and a mini-Olympics challenge to encourage teamwork. Children also learned the basics of entrepreneurship by selling the products they made and presenting their work, all under the guidance of the Bank's dedicated team of employee volunteers aided by older children of Burgan employees.
This initiative reflects Burgan Bank's deep-rooted commitment to enriching lives and fostering a people-centric culture. It aligns with the Bank's long-term objective to be a trusted, innovative, and progressive institution–driven by its people and inspiring future generations through engaging, high value-driven and purposeful experiences. Grounded in Burgan Bank's core values of trust, commitment, excellence, progression, and people-first thinking, the event also supports the Bank's ESG objectives and reinforces its position as a certified Great Place to Work. Additionally, it endorses the Bank's dedication to fostering an inclusive, engaging, and sustainable workplace – one that places people and purpose at the heart of its ecosystem.
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