08/09/2019
Charting a new path through "Clothes of Confidence: Money & Me" - Financial Empowerment program curated as a learning and growing opportunity.
19 Aug - 5 Sept 2019 | Islamic Information Centre Kuching, Sarawak
150 underprivileged form four students from a total of six schools from the Kuching district; completed financial empowerment and social entrepreneurship workshop, held across two weeks; aimed at enhancing the understanding of financial knowledge and socially-conscious entrepreneurship among the youth of Sarawak.
Organised from 19-28 August, the workshop was specifically targeted at Form 4 students from the B40 income level families, for them to get a grasp of basic money management skills as they plan for their next steps and move into adult life in the next two years.
This instalment of CoC also engaged two teachers from each of the six schools to undergo a Train the Trainer (TtT) program on Financial Empowerment and Social Entrepreneurship. The objective of TtT is to empower the schools to continue sharing the program module with more students after the completion of the program.
“HSBC has long supported education across the globe, especially helping disadvantaged young people access primary, secondary and higher education. We are now focusing our efforts on helping people develop the employability and financial skills they need to thrive in the competitive world. We believe that the skills and knowledge to manage financial resources effectively are fundamental to improving life chances and achieving economic well-being in a young person’s future. Through this project “Clothes of Confidence: Money and Me”, we hope the 150 students will be equipped to manage money effectively and will be motivated to build assets, such as savings and a home or business, to increase financial stability. Apart from that, we anticipate the students will be inspired to become entrepreneurs by leveraging on their heightened financial skills and further build a sustainable future to support themselves, the communities and social causes”.
- Stuart Milne, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Malaysia
A community outreach program curated by Uniform 4 Us (U4U) in collaboration with PINTAR Foundation and program partner Grow the Goose and funded by HSBC Malaysia
