Lions Club of Colombo to conduct webinar series on financial inclusion, literacy capacity development

With the intention of providing a glimpse on becoming successful entrepreneurs and self-sufficient individuals, the Lions Club of Colombo(Host) District 306A1 will be conducting a series of webinars on the topic ‘FinancialLiteracy and Capacity Development’ starting from July 2021. Themed “Money Matters”, the webinar series is the first phase of the financial literacy and capacity development project, and the second phase will target selected candidates from 50 low-income families in the Kosgolle village of the Matale District in Sri Lanka.

Held via Zoom, the first series of webinars will host an esteemed panel of national and international speakers and professionals in the banking and finance industry including B L J Saliya Balasooriya, Director Regional Development Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Thilak Piyadigama, CEO, SANASA Development Bank (SDB), Ricardo Estrada representing Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany as the Course Director, Certified Expert in Financial inclusion Policy, Robin Newnham, Head of Policy Analysis, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and Lion Mahendra Amarasuriya, Ex Chairman of Commercial Bank of Ceylon and Past International President of Lions Clubs International.

Lion Asitha Pinnaduwa, Project Chairman, Past Leo District President and Lions Club of Colombo (Host) President 2021/22 said, “Financial literacy and financial inclusion are essential aspects that make way for financial stability. Understanding these areas will allow any individual to succeed in any given business scenario and achieve expected outcomes by taking well-informed decisions. Sri Lanka’s low financial literacy which currently sits at 35% is one major reason for the uphill challenges we face as a country today. It is in this background we have shouldered the responsibility to enhance finance literacy of communities and contribute towards creating a more equitable economy.”