CBS launches the first financial education youth ambassadors’ programme |17 December 2020

The Central Bank of Seychelles yesterday launched the first Youth 4 Youth ‒ a financial education youth ambassadors’ programme that aims to empower the youth and encourage peer-to-peer learning and advocacy on financial education.

The programme, which will last for one year, is targeting youths aged between 16 and 30 years old and will include a knowledge and skills component to increase the Financial Education Ambassadors’ knowledge and skills in various financial related topics.

Selected candidates will have the opportunity to help make an impact in their community by enhancing the level of financial literacy through innovative ideas and projects, peer-to peer learning and support from the national financial education secretariat to realise their ideas and projects.

Application forms are available on the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) website (www.cbs.sc) and the Financial Education for Seychelles Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/FinancialEducationSeychelles).

The deadline for submission of application forms is January 15, 2021.

For further information on the programme, kindly contact CBS on seyfinancialeducation@cbs.sc or telephone 4282028.

Press release from CBS