Twenty-five complete financial literacy trainers training

TWENTY-FIVE individuals in Eastern Highlands recently graduated as financial literacy trainers through a five-day financial literacy ‘training of trainers’ programme in Goroka.
US Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Papua New Guinea Lukautim Graun Programme in the country, works in partnership with centre for excellence in financial inclusion (Cefi) to deliver financial literacy training to people in rural and remote communities in the six provinces – Eastern Highlands, Jiwaka, Madang, Milne Bay, Morobe and Chimbu.
Training was carried out on the basics of teaching rural and remote community members about saving, budgeting, and online digital finance.
Learning these skills are the foundation for creation of new enterprises and increasing household and personal financial security, particularly women.
Participants in the financial literacy training are given the opportunity to access banking services and the option to open bank accounts after the conclusion of each training session in cooperation with MiBank.
Bethel Benson, assistant marketing coordinator for Mama Bank, said: “I think this training has made me a better trainer and the training manuals make it simple to understand how saving and budgeting works.”