Access Bank empowers over 80,000 youths through financial literacy initiatives

ACCESS Bank Plc through strategic partnerships with 9ijakids and Kidpreneur Africa has championed financial literacy initiatives among youth in Nigeria and other African countries where the bank operates. The bank, which has been at the forefront of addressing the financial literacy gap since 2021, has over the past three years, empowered over 83,500 children with essential financial management skills.

Head of Sustainability at Access Bank, Omobolanle Victor- Laniyan, said this during the Global Money Week in March, where she said the lender has reached a significant milestone by empowering over 70,000 children across 20 states in Nigeria and five other African countries in Ghana, Zambia, Botswana, Cameroon and Kenya.

She said the campaign encompassed engaging financial literacy talks held in over 250 schools, including the distribution of educational resources and interactive financial literacy games where children had the opportunity to win over N2,000,000 in cash prizes. While she underscored the bank’s pivotal role of financial literacy in building a robust economy, she said that financial literacy is key to fostering a sustainable economy and by equipping children with financial management skills, “we are not only securing their future but also laying the groundwork for economic prosperity and development.” Adding that the bank is dedicated to fostering financial inclusion among children, Victor- Laniyan announced the bank’s plans to support 25 schools in setting up financial literacy clubs to further drive financial literacy initiatives in Africa. Sharing her experience and success story during her participation in last year’s campaign, Blessing Collins, a student of Aguda Senior Grammar School, told the audience how the comprehensive training on financial literacy by Access Bank groomed her to embark on selling coconut chips to support her education.