Bid for savings culture

A LEADING bank in Fiji has announced its partnership with a dynamic learning network of locally registered organisations operating in the Pacific to deliver its flagship financial literacy program.

The ANZ Bank in Fiji has partnered with Live & Learn to deliver ANZ’s flagship financial literacy program, MoneyMinded, to drive a savings culture in communities across Fiji.

MoneyMinded is a comprehensive suite of financial education resources designed by ANZ to assist adults in building their money management skills, knowledge and confidence.

The partnership involves the accreditation of Live & Learn trainers to deliver MoneyMinded to their staff and community members in partnership with ANZ’s MoneyMinded facilitators.

And while the MoneyMinded has gained momentum, the partnership is targeted at strengthening women’s role in the economy at all levels in society.

ANZ Fiji country head, Saud Minam in a statement yesterday, stated the MoneyMinded facilitators would go through rigorous training to become accredited to the high standard expected of the program.

“We’re excited about this partnership that helps spread our program across Fiji even further thanks to Live & Learn’s extensive network,” he said.

“We’re committed to supporting the communities where we operate and we want to make a difference to the lives of all Fijians through increased awareness of the value of aspiring to achieve their goals through better spending habits and saving for their future,” Mr Minam said.

“In particular, we believe that by targeting women’s groups we have the opportunity to make a substantial difference.

“We’ve found that the women really stand out when empowered with the appropriate tools, exposure and training to take charge of their finances.”

Live & Learn executive director, Christian Nielsen, stressed the importance of economic empowerment of women in the Pacific and the development benefits from strengthening women’s role in the economy

“These benefits include equity in participation, governance, health, education and policy development,” he said.

“We are delighted to be working with ANZ in this pursuit and see great benefits to Pacific islanders from this partnership.”

According to ANZ, MoneyMinded has been delivered to more than 10,000 people across the Pacific since its initial launch in the region in 2010.

Live & Learn is a non-government organisation (NGO), who works with communities throughout Asia and the Pacific to design, implement and learn from community-based development projects.

The projects cover a number of thematic program areas including Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), sustainable use of biodiversity, environmental governance, natural resource-based conflict management and peace building, understanding climate change, sustainable energy options, community-based waste reduction and management, human rights and community disaster prevention and preparedness.

Source: Fiji Times

Date: 26/07/2017