Oschad signs the Charter on Financial Inclusion and Reintegration of Veterans

At the initiative of the National Bank of Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Oschadbank has joined the Charter on Financial Inclusion and Reintegration of Veterans. The document was signed by Oschadbank's Chairman of the Board, Sergii Naumov.

According to this charter, Oschadbank is committed to supporting the reintegration and re-socialization of war veterans into civilian life and protecting their economic interests and opportunities, contributing to the inclusiveness of the financial sector in Ukraine.

Oschad will do its best to make financial services for women and men veterans accessible and inclusive. The bank has committed to removing barriers that may prevent veterans from returning to work by introducing an inclusive HR policy; improving the accessibility of its premises for veteran customers and employees; and supporting entrepreneurs who may hire or serve veterans to make their businesses more inclusive.

"Businesses, communities and the entire society must take responsibility for the quality integration of our defenders returning from war into peaceful life. Just as they took responsibility for their country when they stood up to defend it with arms. Oschad has long been implementing the vast majority of the obligations stipulated for the signatories of the charter. For ten years now, we have been implementing our own inclusiveness strategy, which was given a new lease of life at the end of last year through the My Accessibility program. The signing of the charter is actually a formalization of our intention to help our heroes better acclimate to civilian life, which is already being implemented by the bank," said Sergii Naumov, Chairman of the Management Board of Oschadbank.

Oschadbank's My Accessibility Program, launched in October 2023, is largely focused on a special service model for people with disabilities and veterans. In addition to facilitating the accessibility of bank branches, the program is based on the principles of equal treatment of all customer groups, human service, and comfort during physical presence in the branch and during remote service. The model implies the presence of special employees in Oschadbank branches to provide advice to veterans not only on banking services, but also on a much wider range of issues, such as psychological and legal support.

Also, Oschad has introduced a program to reintegrate veterans from among its own employees into the workforce. Currently, 46 demobilized employees of the bank have returned to work. A special program consisting of medical, psychological, social, legal and educational activities has been developed to ensure their successful adaptation. In addition, the bank signed a cooperation agreement with Veteran Hub on employment of veterans.