Part of being in control of your future, your life aspirations and your financial goals, is being financially literate.
We are committed to protecting the investment we have made in young people through our youth employment programmes, by ensuring they are equipped to make financial decisions that serve them and those they care about well. There are three programmes in the current portfolio.
Since 2015, we have spent more than R75 million on Consumer Financial Education.
Motheo Financial Dialogues prepares soon-to-be income earners for the opportunities, pitfalls and responsibilities that comes with earning a first income. This programme focuses on students in their final year at TVET Colleges, but has, over the years, added value to employees in various industries.
Making Money Matter is a financial literacy board game aimed at Grade 9 learners and aligned to the Economic Management Science curriculum. The board game allows students to learn by testing the impact of different financial decisions.
MetroKickstarz, teaches high school learners the basics of financial management and entrepreneurship using the sneaker culture. Students are required to start their own sneaker company and market their product to the rest of the school.