financial literacy education initiative has adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable communities during the pandemic.
Coronation Fund Managers, in partnership with community education specialists Avocado Vision, are providing consumer financial education to communities all around the country, free of charge, through 14 programmes in all nine provinces. Some are in rural settings, others are in urban or peri-urban areas, but all serve communities who need assistance.
What’s really made a difference during the pandemic is that these programmes were adapted to include community-based Covid-19 awareness and education, financial education workshops at grassroots level that adhered to strict Covid-19 safety protocols (e.g. these are conducted outdoors, with 2m separations, masks and other safety measures), as well as