21 Savage Boasts a Free Online Financial Literacy Course
Kalin Ned — July 2, 2020 — Social Good
References: chime & highsnobiety
'Bank Account At Home' is a free online financial literacy course launched through a collaboration between 21 Savage's Leading By Example Foundation, mobile banking service Chime, education tech platform EverFi, and not-for-profit organization Juma Ventures. Available nation-wide, the learning opportunity targets youth and consults on important life skills such as the basic concepts of money management, budgeting, and entrepreneurship. This comes at a proper time as many have been gravely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which kickstarted a recession.
The free online financial literacy course boasts resources and tools that are geared for a variety of ages—from elementary school to high school students. In addition, the venture will also include some scholarship opportunities for August.
Image Credit: Chime/ 21 Savage
The free online financial literacy course boasts resources and tools that are geared for a variety of ages—from elementary school to high school students. In addition, the venture will also include some scholarship opportunities for August.
Image Credit: Chime/ 21 Savage
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