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White paper: Enhancing adolescent financial capabilities through financial education in Bangladesh

Year: 2010

Type: report

Abstract: This white paper addresses a growing concern about the problems of financial exclusion of the poor. It is based on a scoping study and a pilot program providing financial education to adolescents in Bangladesh. The Population Council worked with BRAC and Underprivileged Children’s Educational Program (UCEP) to expand these life skills. The result and tools of the study inspired UCEP to commit introduction of financial literacy in 52 schools for the under privileged children from next year while BRAC expressed interest to accumulate resources and initiate discussions with their donors and consortium partners for gradually introducing the financial literacy in 8,800 adolescent clubs all over Bangladesh.

DOI: 10.31899/pgy1.1022

Authors: Sajeda Amin, Laila Rahman, Sigma Ainul, Ubaidur Rob, Bushra Zaman, Rinat Akter

Institutions: Population Council, BRAC, University of Dhaka, United States Agency for International Development, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Save the Children, Population Council, Marie Stopes Society

Language: English

Topic: Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis

Subfield: Finance

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, No poverty, Partnerships for the goals, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Funder: Department for International Development

OpenAlex ID: W2910794166

Cites: 8

Cited by: 14

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