8 February 2008

Ramanagar Branch Commemorates 3000 Customers Milestone

Saturday, 2nd February 2008 was a day of celebration at Karnataka’s Ramnagar branch as it held its inaugural center leaders meet to mark the occasion of its one-year anniversary and of reaching 3,000 customers. In total more than 600 people attended the event, which included Group and Centre Leaders, Field Staff, and members of Ujjivan’s Leadership Team.

Herman Mulder, Vice Chairman of ABN AMRO Foundation and Moumita Sen Sarma, Vice President and Head of Microfinance, India for ABN-AMRO attended this key milestone celebration. ABN-AMRO is one of the earliest banks to support Ujjivan.

The event was organized to re-enforce Centre and Group leaders’ responsibities and get feedback from them. At the event, Samit Ghosh, CEO of Ujjivan, congratulated the branch on their outstanding achievements and excellent field discipline. In addition, he announced the branch’s upcoming launch of Arogya Raksha Yojana (ARY) Health Insurance, a comprehensive scheme that provides primary, secondary, and tertiary care, including local access to a free clinic and over 1600 free surgeries at net work hospitals.

Customers from Bangalore's Ramanagar branch join together to light a candle at the Center Leaders Meet.

Children of customers at Ramanagar branch perform a traditional Karnatakan dance.

Moumita Sen Sarma, Vice President and Head of Microfinance, India for ABN-AMRO

Herman Mulder, Vice Chairman of ABN AMRO Foundation

Customers anxiously await the start of the Group and Center Leaders Meet.

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