World S avings Day is an event created to increase public awareness of the importance of savings both for modern economies and for individuals alike. It focuses on the relevance of savings in the global economy and how every depositor contributes to its development.
“Saving” aligns with JAN core pillar of “financial literacy” and a day like this allows Junior Achievement Nigeria to further raise awareness and reiterate the strategic importance of saving and financial literacy; particular for young minds and how cultivating the right saving habit affects their financial well-being.
Speaking on the significance of the day, Director of Marketing & Innovation, Junior Achievement Nigeria, Ms. Oduolayinka Osunloye, said “World Savings Day is a financial literacy initiative aimed at celebrating the benefits of being thrifty. It is an opportunity for JAN as an organization to further deliver on our Financial Literacy Pillar. Through our #Savewithjan initiative, we are partnering with various organizations and individuals to inform primary school students and youths about financial responsibility, the idea of saving their money in a bank and other financial tools to ensure they become leaders of their own lives”.
According to her, JAN, over the last 20 years, has implemented economic education programs that develop attitudes and skills necessary for personal success and social responsibility and delivers practical, experiential hands-on programs under the three pillars of financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. She, however, reiterated JAN’S commitment to teaching financial literacy and other economic education programs to young people as the organization continues in its race to reaching 1,000,000 young people by the end of 2019.
The 2019 World Savings Day program was done in partnership with Citibank Nigeria Limited (Citi), a longstanding partner of JAN. According to Akin Dawodu, CEO Citi Nigeria, “Initiatives like World Savings Day are aligned with Citi’s Mission of Enabling Growth and Progress through investments made in the communities Citi operates in. It’s important that we nurture fiscally responsible youth as this will positively impact our economy in the long run”. Dawodu applauded the continued efforts of JAN in empowering youth across Nigeria.
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