With the dawn of a new outlook for the people living in Jaffna after a 3 decade old civil war with normalcy restored  HNB, with its innovative  initiative of being in the forefront of activities has drawn up plans for a Jaffna Reawakening Week programme with the theme "Vanakkam Yalpanam" that will reinvigorate Jaffna a landscape with untapped resources with diverse agriculture vegetation exclusive to the Jaffna Peninsular..

The programme will take off on 22nd  August and will end on 28th August 2009 which includes the culmination of the ceremonial opening of HNB's latest addition to its customer centres at  Point Pedro on 26th August 2009.

HNB has a strong presence in Jaffna since  1971. Over the years HNB has strengthened its operations in the Jaffna peninsula by opening five branches in the surrounding areas in Jaffna, Chunnakam, Nelliady, Stanley Road and Manipay.  Our efforts in taking banking to the far flung areas of the Peninsula was because of the confidence and trust placed on HNB and we have built a cordial relationship which counts over 3 decades.

The first of the re awakening week will begin on 22nd  August 2009 where an awareness programme for the farmers from the peninsula will be held with the participation of experts from the Dept of Agriculture and the University of Jaffna. The attendees will be made aware of the latest technological aspects of farming, quality improvement, packaging techniques together with marketing linkages etc which will be the way forward in achieving profitable crops.

Day two has been ear marked for a similar awareness programme for the fisher folk of Jaffna which has been a mainstay of the economy who will be educated in the latest technology, storage mechanisms, transporting techniques etc. which will definitely have an impact on their livelihood and to the growth of the community. Both programmes have incentives of providing participants with financing options available through the ‘Uthuru Vasanthaya’ and Gami Pubuduwa programmes as well as through HNBs novel agri cultural lending programmes.

Since the student banking concept has occupied a prominent place in HNB the third day (24th August 2009) of this programme has been allocated for a student bank manager conference specially to rally the school children to be educated on the finer points to run a school banking unit and also to create awareness of the latest trends in savings mobilization. This opportunity will give HNB student managers in the peninsula to develop and improve their managerial skills and also interact with the fellow students representing various schools in the area.

The first ever Micro Finance Forum has been scheduled for August 26th where professionals from the peninsula will be able to get first hand information of our current programmes and the lending lines of the different organizations. As a gesture of our solidarity a few number of computers will be ceremoniously presented to the Jaffna Library.

To motivate depositors fabulous prizes such as HNB wall clocks, house hold appliances refrigerators , washing machines and bicycles can be won when saving Rs 10,000/- in a savings account. Depositors who deposit Rs 25,000/- to a savings account will be offered HNB branded wall clocks. This promotion will be exclusively for depositors in the Jaffna peninsular and will be on from 22nd August 2009.

The organizers of HNB are confident "Vanakkam Yalpanam" the Jaffna Reawakening Week will draw people from all walks of life of Jaffna to participate with your Partner in Progress