Financial Literacy Boot Camps
Empowering communities with the skills, knowledge, and mindset to help them make wise financial decisions.
The program targets various audiences, each according to their financial needs and challenges, offering a tailored learning approach for each audience type and age group.
We hope through MONEYSMART, we would be able to contribute to a positive change in individuals’ financial status and the economy on a larger scale.
The MONEYSMART program is conceptualized and managed by EVENTA to promote financial literacy across the Middle East.
EVENTA is a social enterprise with more than 15 years of experience in designing and delivering high-quality projects and impactful programs.
MONEYSMART Objective
The objective of MONEYSMART is to educate people on financial literacy by helping them to:
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Each program segment is tailored to the needs of its target audience with interrelated financial topics.
MONEYSMART Boot Camps can be multi-day, full-day, or half-day boot camps. They include a mix of presentations, hands-on activities, group discussions, and games. To ensure an optimal learning experience, they include a combination of plenary and parallel sessions and provide real-life examples presented by selected guest speakers who share their personal success stories.
Our Impact
Results and Learning Outcomes
84% of participants said the training enhanced their knowledge and skills in financial literacy.
86% of participants mentioned they will use the knowledge they gained in their daily life.
95% of participants said they will recommend MONEYSMART to a friend.
96% of participants thought they could identify the limiting beliefs in their life that are obstacles to create wealth.
98% of participants said they got sufficient knowledge in identifying a business idea and the understanding of the process to achieve it.
95% of participants said they gained knowledge in differentiating between different types of bank accounts, characteristics of loans, and credit cards.
93% of participants said they gained more understanding about the advantages of saving and spending.
Social Return on Investment (SROI)
Data was collected and analyzed from our 2017 pilot using tools to map participants’ pathways for change. The change was measured according to information collected from different stakeholders and then monetized values were applied to the proven outcomes to calculate the SROI ratio.
- SROI Pilot results for 200 participants confirm that a lot of change has been realized:
$1.42 for every $1 spent.
- Post-pilot estimated SROI for an increased reach to +500 participants:
$2.96 for every $1 spent.
Our Trainers
Our team of trainers consists of experts in finance, investment, and wealth management, business strategies, and personal development with extensive experience in the Levant region and GCC countries.
Six Reasons to Choose MONEYSMART
Our Amazing Community
“Although I come from a background not related to business or finance – I am a communication student – it really related to me because it teaches you how to be successful in life, how to turn goals into achievements.”
Zeinab Sbeity
“Making money is vital in this generation. Surviving through this economy is very important and managing money puts me on the safe side.”
Ahmad Samhat
“All these changes are very important to me in order to have a happy life. If I believe I can gain control of my financial future and work hard for it, then I would be able to give time to my family, my hobbies and myself.”
Maria Ghaziri
“The MONEYSMART community has opened up many opportunities for me since I joined in 2017. The journey of learning and spreading awareness about financial literacy has expanded by network across Lebanon.”
Talar Boghossian
“In such a negative mindset among the Lebanese youth, this program is a way to start building a better economy for the youth and the country.”
Roudy El Chabab
“Financial knowledge is available everywhere, but the impact of your mindset and character is unique to the MONEYSMART experience.”
