Financial literacy for life
The Foundations for Financial Freedom programme goes to the heart of personal values, spending behaviours and patterns of decision-making that shape a young person’s financial wellbeing. In this programme we identify money habits and external influences that are destiny distractors, and then empower youth with the financial tools to build a secure financial future and live in financial freedom.
Duration: 8 lessons (weeks) of 2 hours each
Who is this course for?We designed this course for anyone who needs to become more aware of their financial choices, such as:
- Students finishing up their high school careers (Grade 11s preparing for their futures and matriculants starting out in the world)
- Students who receive bursaries for tertiary education
- Young people on learnership, YES youth programmes and other technical skills interventions
- Recent graduates and young professionals employed in the workplace
- Small scale entrepreneurs
- Managers in municipalities
- Youth Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEETs)
Hear from our programme partners, ecosystem allies, host sites and other stakeholders whose work has been positively impacted by our programmes and initiatives.
I wish every young person could go through this course, it’s life changing! I don’t want to lie, it wasn’t easy. It took a lot of discipline, it’s hard to break habits. It’s still a work in progress, but in the space of a year I can see a huge difference.
Mostly my mindset changed. I learned you must sacrifice a little now for the freedom you want later in life. I want to backpack around Europe eventually, so now I’m saving up for that. I’ve learned I need to cut back now to achieve a future goal.
The course helped me think about my life and not just about having money in my pocket. I’m looking at my health, I’m looking at my lifestyle with my family, and what I want to achieve. I’m looking at my life as a whole now.
Contact us to find out how we can work together to provide youth with the skills they need to succeed and reduce youth unemployment and poverty.