1,383 Students Trained on Financial Literacy

Now on its third year, SEDPI trained students of Sisters of Mary Schools (SMS) Boystown and Girlstown. The trainings were held in the campuses of SMS on June 20, 2014. There were 456 male students and 927 female students who attended the financial literacy trainings.

To date, almost 4,000 SMS have already been trained on the importance of personal finance, savings, managing expenditures, setting financial goals, budgeting and insurance. At the end of the training, students showed their appreciation to the trainers. The evaluation of the trainings gave a rating of 4.93 out of possible score of 5.00. This shows that the students enjoyed and learned a lot from the training event.

The Sisters of Mary School is a non-stock, non-profit, non-paying, live-in secondary institution for the marginalized poor of our country. The school is maintained and supported mainly by donations, gifts and bequests coming from noble, selfless and well meaning persons and entities, local and foreign.[1]

The financial literacy trainings are held in partnership with the Philippine Transmarine Carriers – Carlos Salinas Jr. Foundation (PTC-CSJ). PTC-CSJ is the corporate social responsibility arm of Philippine Transmarine Carriers (PTC). It provides support for students through financial literacy and feeding programs among others.

[1] http://www.thesistersofmaryschools.edu.ph/sms_history.php