Malaysia-based bank Maybank extended its popular financial literacy programme last week for four more years, expanding to new schools and reaching nearly 20,000 students.
Cashville Kidz, which seeks to promote financial skills and independence among the kingdom’s youngest, was initiated in 2016 with the backing of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Education. It was originally implemented in eight primary schools in Phnom Penh, benefitting nearly 1,000 young students.
Phase two of the initiative will extend the programme for an extra four years, and reach 12 new schools.
“The success of the initiative has encouraged us to go ahead with the next phase,” said Mohd Hanif Suadi, CEO of MayBank Cambodia.
“We expect that this second phase will bring even more benefits to local students and communities.
“These young students are the future and it is important that they have a strong foundation in financial literacy,” he said.
