Our involvement in Samoa

Westpac was established in Samoa in July 1977. It was then known as Pacific Commercial Bank Limited, a joint venture between Westpac Banking Corporation and Bank of Hawaii International Inc. Since then, our employees have been actively involved in the community in partnerships with various organisations.

In recent times, Westpac has been involved in a variety of sponsorships and community-based initiatives. These include:

• The National Provident Fund Golf Day
• Children's Ward at the National Hospital
• Mapuifagalele Home for the Elderly
• Special Needs Children's Sports Day
• Samoa National Council of Disabilities
• National Kidney Foundation of Samoa
• Don Bosco Technical College
• Samoa Tourism Authority
• Sponsor of the South Pacific Business Development Awards (Micro Business)
• Aunty Lanu's Diabetes Fund
• Participation in various 'Clean Up' campaigns
• Numerous end of year prizes for schools
• Loto Taumafai Disabled School
• The Tiapapata Art Centre
• Samoa Rugby Union
• Samoa Netball Association
• Rotaract Club of Apia
• The Teuila Festival

We have recently launched Financial First Steps, our program to improve financial literacy for school students and community groups. The program teaches basic money management and budgeting skills in a workshop environment.

We also are involved with school scholarships program which is an annual event.  Between 25 and 35 children benefit from this scholarship every year.  Approximately WST10k is spent on this program each year

Westpac Bank Samoa recently donated PC refresh to selected organisations and charities.

We are also members of or signatories to a number of multi-stakeholder and international organisations and agreements dedicated to raising corporate responsibility performance.