Teenage Hearts of Maldives Completes Heart Health Project with BML Bank Fund

Teenage Hearts of Maldives has completed the “Heart Healthy Raajje” project with the support of Bank of Maldives’ (BML) “Bank Fund”. According to a statement issued by BML today, this project was carried out with the objective of raising public awareness about exercise and heart health, making opportunities for exercise accessible to everyone, and encouraging participation in national efforts to protect against lifestyle-related diseases. Based on the Maldives’ “Physical Activity Guidelines (2022)”, 10 videos on how to exercise have been prepared under this project. These videos, prepared considering different age groups and varying levels of physical ability, include special videos for toddlers, children, pregnant women, the elderly, as well as older adults. These videos can be viewed on the Teenage Hearts website and its dedicated Instagram page. Furthermore, arrangements have been made to allow the videos to be downloaded in order to provide these resources to more people. “The aim of the Heart Healthy Raajje project is to make the path to exercise open for every person, regardless of age or condition. With the help of BML’s Bank Fund, we have had the opportunity to provide these resources free of charge to families and islands across the country,” said Jihan Mahmood, Chairperson of Teenage Hearts of Maldives. The Bank Fund is a free assistance program conducted annually by BML, open to registered associations in the Maldives. Under this program, five projects are selected each year for activities that benefit society, and the bank provides assistance of two hundred thousand rufiyaa for each project.