Baobab Bank and IUM join forces for financial inclusion and youth employability. Initiatives are multiplying in favor of financial inclusion and youth employability. Baobab Bank Madagascar and the Institut Universitaire de Madagascar (IUM) signed a strategic partnership yesterday aimed at strengthening links between the academic and professional worlds. A move that marks a new milestone in the implementation of Baobab Bank's commitment to education, while promoting youth employability and the development of skills adapted to the labor market in Madagascar.

Pedagogical Support
Through this agreement, IUM students will not only benefit from financial services offered by Baobab Bank, but will also have access to pedagogical support such as internships and professional placements at the bank. The agreement notably provides for guidance and integration actions such as conferences, internships that could lead to hiring, as well as strengthened cooperation with the teaching team for tool sharing, program adaptation and identification of professional opportunities. The partnership also includes sponsorship and patronage initiatives in favor of academic excellence.

For Baobab Bank, this partnership also has a strong economic and operational dimension. It is in this context that the bank will deploy its "Baobab Pay" solution within the university to streamline transactions and commits to offering the best financial support to the IUM ecosystem.

Important Milestone
A great opportunity for IUM and its students. "This partnership with Baobab Bank Madagascar marks an important milestone in our mission to train immediately operational talent," said Lanto Rakotondrasoa, general director of IUM. "It is not just about bringing the academic world closer to the professional world, but about building together an ecosystem where students benefit from concrete support towards employment, innovation and excellence," she added.

For Mira Zo Ratsimandresy, Customer Experience Director of Baobab Madagascar, "this strategic partnership with IUM reaffirms the bank's commitment to investing in youth and education." It is in this perspective that Baobab Bank Madagascar puts at the disposal of this youth its expertise, its financial solutions and its support to promote training, facilitate professional integration and actively contribute to the emergence of tomorrow's talents in Madagascar.