Measuring the impact of financial education
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 …
Books we like
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 …
What should financial education be about?
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 …
Financial literacy at school: what role can schools play in financial education?
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 …
Is teaching children about money effective?
Soon after starting facilitating money management workshops for migrant workers in Hong Kong, parents approached us for workshops for their children. So we designed and ran workshops as after-school activities …
Budgeting made easier: spending limit
Using picture cards and toy banknotes makes budgeting and prioritising easier. For example, give a daily income to each group using toy banknotes, and 5 or 6 cards of usual expenses (various food, …
Reflections on parenting and leadership
As I read an article sent by a friend on how to help our children grow as leaders, I wondered what “leader” means? What would a world full of “leaders” …
Taking an educated purchasing decision
In a consumer society taking a purchase decision does not stop at the shop and whether to buy or not, and what to buy. It goes well beyond and includes …
Embed financial education in other programmes
Financial education programmes for your clients Your target group is struggling to pay yearly expenses. Every year, most of them borrow from informal lenders to be able to pay for …
Using stories
Bopha is married and has two children. She grows vegetables and makes baskets. Today, Bopha wakes up first, prepares the breakfast. She checks how much money she has left. She …