Godisa Technologies Trust is a non-profit enterprise established to offer hearing-impaired people affordable access to hearing through the provision of appropriate technologies. The 2007 World Health Organisation Statistics on Hearing has revealed that hearing impairment is considered the most prevalent impairment in the world and that it can affect up to an estimated 20 percent of the population in a developing country like Botswana.

In Botswana alone, there are nearly 20, 000 people with hearing- impairment and of every thousand babies born one is deaf.

Zandamela said acknowledging these facts, FNBB saw the need to support the production of the booklet which will go a long way in ensuring that the hearing-impaired are not marginalised from economic activities that are important for a livelihood. FNBB's community engagement is administered through the FNBB Foundation, a Fund which aims to aid educational, arts and culture, support for the disadvantaged and handicapped, sport and recreation and social welfare development in Botswana by identifying beneficiaries who are in need and deserving assistance.

The FNBB Foundation Fund has a Staff Volunteer Programme that affords the bank's employees an opportunity to identify a project of their choice and commit time, share skills or donate funds to support the project to achieve its objectives.

The partnership between FNBB and Godisa Technologies Trust was initiated by FNBB Kgale Branch employees.

The employees engaged in sign language classes to gain an understanding of the concepts covered in the Banking Sign Language Booklet.

The long term plan partnership between FNBB and Godisa Technologies Trust is to continue equipping the bank employees with Sign language knowledge to eliminate any communication barrier, hence easing communication between banking staff and the hearing- impaired.