ABA​ Bank​ shows​ support​ to​ national​ para-athletes​ through​ The​ Million​ Hearts​ campaign

15/Mar/2023

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ABA​ Bank,​ the​ largest​ Cambodian​ commercial​ bank​1,​ has​ shown​ support​ for​ national​ para-athletes​ by​ participating​ in​ the​ BeyondTheGames’​ Folding​ Heart​ Campaign.​ The​ initiative​ aims​ at​ raising​ funds​ to​ support​ Cambodian​ athletes​ at​ the​ Para​ Games​ 2023​ and​ to​ promote​ awareness​ of​ the​ 32nd​ SEA​ Games​ and​ Para​ Games​ 2023,​ which​ will​ be​ hosted​ in​ Cambodia​ for​ the​ first​ time​ ever.

As​ per​ the​ initiative,​ people​ in​ Cambodia​ are​ invited​ to​ fold​ one​ million​ of​ origami​ paper​ hears​ and​ set​ a​ new​ world​ record.​ ABA​ is​ contributing​ both​ in​ cash​ and​ in-kind,​ whereas​ the​ Bank​ provides​ $30,000​ to​ the​ project​ while​ its​ staff​ from​ all​ branches​ have​ already​ folded​ over​ 10,000​ paper​ hearts.​ Customers​ in​ Phnom​ Penh​ can​ also​ participate​ in​ the​ campaign​ by​ folding​ hearts​ at​ ABA​ 12/7​ branches,​ where​ the​ boxes​ and​ papers​ are​ placed.

During​ the​ launch​ of​ The​ Million​ Hearts​ project,​ H.E.​ Hun​ Many,​ President​ of​ the​ Union​ of​ Youth​ Federations​ of​ Cambodia​ (UYFC),​ said,​ "BeyondTheGames​ is​ a​ campaign​ that​ gives​ everyone​ a​ chance​ to​ express​ their​ pride​ in​ the​ Kingdom.​ We​ aim​ to​ create​ a​ spirit​ of​ unity​ and​ strength​ and​ show​ what​ volunteerism​ and​ dedication​ can​ achieve.​ It​ will​ play​ a​ part​ in​ creating​ memories​ that​ will​ last​ long​ after​ the​ Games​ have​ ended."

ABA​ has​ also​ pledged​ $1.5​ million​ in​ cash​ and​ in-kind​ sponsorship​ to​ support​ the​ Cambodian​ national​ team​ to​ compete​ in​ the​ SEA​ Games​ 2023,​ which​ will​ be​ held​ in​ Cambodia​ from​ 5-17​ May,​ and​ the​ ASEAN​ Para​ Games​ from​ June​ 3-9.​ ABA​ Bank​ is​ also​ supporting​ the​ KhmerCare​ platform,​ as​ it​ will​ match​ donations​ of​ up​ to​ $150,000​ for​ Team​ Cambodia​ at​ the​ Platform.

The​ Bank​ has​ continuously​ backed​ the​ sports​ sector​ in​ line​ with​ its​ corporate​ values,​ sponsoring​ the​ Cambodian​ Judo​ Federation,​ the​ national​ football​ team,​ and​ regularly​ supporting​ the​ national​ tennis​ team. ​

1​ ABA​ Bank​ is​ the​ largest​ commercial​ bank​ in​ Cambodia​ by​ total​ assets,​ gross​ loans,​ customer​ deposits,​ and​ profitability​ based​ on​ the​ National​ Bank​ of​ Cambodia’s​ Annual​ Supervision​ Report​ 2021.