Riyali programme trains 100,000 students
JEDDAH, April 11, 2016
The Riyali Financial Literacy Program, provided by Sedco Holding Group, has trained more than 100,000 students in Saudi Arabia.
The programme’s in-classroom sessions reached 80,760 students and its total online beneficiaries touched 19,240, said a statement.
Riyali’s training sessions were held in 22 cities across the kingdom, and its total number of volunteers and ambassadors who were trained to teach in schools and universities reached 1,130, it said.
The Riyali Financial Literacy Program marked a groundbreaking figure during the time, which is firm proof of Sedco’s commitment to its social responsibility programs to ensure positive change and sustainable development in the Saudi community.
Likewise, the programme invested in its great potential and efforts to raise financial awareness and to empower the youth with the personal financial skills required to achieve a desirable standard of living.
The training programmes were also held intensively in partnership with training centers and a number of socially active authorities.
Anees Moumina, chief executive officer, Sedco, said: “In its recent years, the Riyali Financial Literacy Program was able to create a positive influence to reach the highest number of beneficiaries.
"This is a part of our responsibility towards the youth and the future of Saudi. We were able to achieve such results through our partnerships with various training centers and the Ministries of Labor and Education who played a substantial role in underlining this success.”
The program launched a new and unique mobile application – 'Riyali for Smartphones' – which includes distinct features customized to monitoring the income and expenses of the user, and help in developing and empowering the users’ financial skills, not to mention the possibility for a constant update.
The team working on the platform exerted big efforts to raise the bar in the communication of Riyali’s Financial Literacy Program, to be accessible for all and to reach a wider audience through the use of digital developments. - TradeArabia News Service
