Access Bank (Ghana) PLC has organized a financial literacy sports competition for Junior High Schools in Koforidua, Eastern Region.
The financial literacy sports competition forms part of the bank’s volunteering programs, which are geared towards impacting and serving communities with sound financial literacy challenges through varied, engaging activities.
The finalists for this year’s competition were Ada Kyerematen M/A Basic ‘A’ and Ada Kyerematen M/A Basic ‘B’, all in the Ada circuit of the New Juaben South Municipality. After a keenly contested football match, Ada Kyerematen M/A ‘B’ emerged as winners in their rivalry after a penalty shootout.
Access Bank (Ghana) PLC team, therefore, presented to the winners of the financial literacy sports competition a trophy, cash price of GHS5,000, a set of brand new jerseys, two leather footballs, and a medal to each participant.
On the other hand, the first-runner-up school was also presented with a brand-new jersey and medals, while individual awards were given to students who exhibited high levels of brilliance and exceptionality in their performance on the field of play as well as their responses to financial literacy questions.
Speaking in an interview at the sidelines of the event, the Head of Youth and Inclusive Banking – Access Bank (Ghana) PLC Jeffery Yeboah Agyepong noted that as part of the bank’s corporate social responsibilities, individual staff and branches of the bank scattered across the country are encouraged to occasionally embark on volunteering programs in the various communities to put smiles on the faces of citizens by giving back to them.
Jeffery Yeboah Agyepong said, “Basically we have accounts for children what we call Early Savings Accounts for children below the ages of eighteen (18) so that when they turn 18 their parents transfer it back to them.”
“We are coming up with programs where we do financial literacy for the community, so anywhere you find access bank, anywhere we have a community where we are serving the children, the students will understand what it means to handle money, be very disciplined when money is a concern and teach them how to properly save.”
“This will help the children so that when they grow they will have something that they have put down for themselves so that they don’t mismanage money, they don’t mishandle it and they will become very responsible citizens to help the economy grow” he added.
Finally, Jeffery Yeboah Agyepong admonished the students to be free, play, and have fans, and in so doing they should devote a chunk of their time to their books, be guarded with classroom instructions, and learn with all willingness to secure for themselves a better future.
With additional information from Ansah Stephen
