Financial literacy teaches to prioritise expenses. By consuming less, and spending more carefully, we waste less and reduce our carbon footprint. Switching off electricity, reducing heat/air conditioning by a degree …
To the question ‘What else do you want to learn about money?’ in post-course assessment, it’s been 15 years that we always get the same answer: ‘to learn how to …
Less money means fewer mealsOur Burkinabè partner APFEP carried out a major survey on the financial health of students in March-April 2022, with more than 200 students from various cities …
Vantha and her family used to earn around US$ 60 a week – This amount was just enough to pay the rent and bills ($12), food ($27), education ($12 a …
Hard times – and it is hard to give pieces of advice. Without an income, even good money managers struggle. Plan what you’ve got. Planning may seem pointless when future …
“I don’t want to plan and save because it is not in my culture – We are generous and planning makes me feel selfish.” “I give when I am asked. …
You have run a financial education programme with families and a few months later, you interview them to find out what impact it may have had. The interviewees recall the …
Why We Can’t Afford The Rich by Andrew Sayer Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo (Abdul Latif Jameel …
Samira has been saving regularly over the years for her daughter’s education. Her sister, Bopha, calls her one evening – she has a cancer and not enough money to pay …
After reading our previous newsletter that stated that children mostly learned about money from their parents, several of you asked what about schools? If parents fail to be role-models in …
