Include financial literacy in curricula

Editor, Refer to the story, “School curriculum under review” (Sunday Times, May 18). 

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Editor,

Refer to the story, "School curriculum under review” (Sunday Times, May 18).  "I thank the Rwanda Education Board (REB) for this timely initiative. I hope they won't forget "financial education” as it is key to achieving EDPRS 2. I also hope that stakeholders in financial sector will be consulted. These include Minecofin, BNR, RBA and AMIR (Rwanda Bankers' Association and Association of Micro-finance Institutions in Rwanda)...

If this is done, I’m confident we’ll have great entrepreneurs and financially-literate population in the near future, which is key to socio-economic development.

Financial education can also impart the culture of savings into children which would ultimately increase national savings in the future.

Impama, Rwanda