Prudential equips SHS students with financial skills
Prudential Life Insurance Ghana has launched innovative lessons to equip senior high school students with the skills and knowledge to manage their money now and in the future.
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Under the programme, employees of Prudential Life Insurance have volunteered to teach lessons on budgeting, banking, saving and insurance to 140 young women and men. The lessons, dubbed ‘My Money’ and facilitated by the children’s charity, Plan International Ghana, were held during a three-day residential summer camp in Winneba.
The lessons are part of the Prudential Scholarship Programme, which over five years has assisted 555 young people to complete their education in senior high school.
So far, scholarships have been awarded to 240 young women and 160 young men from Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi, Tema, Koforidua, Sunyani, Ho, Winneba and Dodowa.
Prudential also operates the Prudential Actuarial Support System in partnership with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the University of Cape Coast and the University of Development Studies, under which bursary awards are provided to help high grade achieving Actuarial Science students build careers in insurance.
The Chief Executive of Prudential Life Insurance Ghana, Mr Emmanuel Mokobi Aryee, said: “We are committed to investing in education in Ghana. These lessons are providing vital financial knowledge and skills to young women and men throughout Ghana and will help them to become financially aware and employable adults.”
He said they were delighted that the lessons had been so successful and had included so many young women, some of whom did not receive high school education.
The Director of Plan International Ghana, Mr Fadimata Alainchar, said: “We are delighted that Prudential has been able to fund these scholarships, which complement our other activities across Ghana.”
He added that the scholarships would really help to equip young people in Ghana with vital skills now and in future.
