Community 

Financial Literacy Panel

Impact

  • 25

  • June 14, 2025

  • SDG 4: Quality Education

  • Saidpur, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Bangladesh

Impact
Overview

Facilitated by Aditi, the session engaged community members through interactive discussions on budgeting, saving, and identifying financial scams, using real-life examples in Bengali. Her approachable delivery helped demystify financial tools and empower participants to take control of their money.

Our partners

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Speakers

  • Aditi Zahir, Director of Policy Research, BacharLorai

Project Team

  • Tahmid Khan, Director of Communications, BacharLorai

  • Talha Khan, Director of Social Welfare, BacharLorai

SDG Alignment

Target 4.4

By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

Target 5.2
By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.

Context

In many low-income and underserved communities across Bangladesh, people face growing risks of financial scams, informal lending traps, and money-related stress due to limited access to financial education. These challenges are especially pressing as mobile banking becomes more common, yet remains poorly understood.

To help bridge this gap, a practical financial literacy session was delivered in Bengali at a trusted local community space. Using real-life examples and simple tools, the session focused on budgeting, protecting personal financial information, and recognizing fraud—empowering participants to make informed and confident financial decisions.

Led by a community-based facilitator, the session created a safe and interactive space where participants could ask questions, share experiences, and learn from one another. Visual aids, group discussions, and demonstrations using everyday tools like receipts and mobile money apps made the content accessible and relevant—ensuring that learning was practical, not just theoretical.