{"id":46841,"date":"2024-03-05T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/ward-60-residents-benefit-from-free-financial-literacy-training-initiative-20240305\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:15:14","slug":"ward-60-residents-benefit-from-free-financial-literacy-training-initiative-20240305","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/ward-60-residents-benefit-from-free-financial-literacy-training-initiative-20240305\/","title":{"rendered":"Ward 60 residents benefit from free financial literacy training initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free financial literacy training offered to Ward 60 residents, addressing a lack of basic money management knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Isabelle Brettenny initiates Aspire Intervention Solutions, aims to give back to the community with support from Ward Councillor Mark Kleinschmidt and local businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training sessions, initially for ages 18 to 25, later opened to all residents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial literacy, no matter the amount of money you make or earn, is an important skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with many lacking the basic knowledge of how to manage money, a free training initiative was offered to Ward 60 residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isabelle Brettenny, recently started Aspire Intervention Solutions, offering a range of workshops to corporates and organisations across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A resident of Ward 60, Brettenny wanted to give back to the community and approached ward councillor Mark Kleinschmidt, who partially funded the initiative from ward allocation funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The balance was funded by local businesses and individuals, providing participants with lunch and all the stationery required for the training sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two sessions were held, one in January and the other in mid-February at the Range Road Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the training was opened to persons aged 18 to 25 but later opened to anyone in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had started this training and skills development training after working for other training companies and I felt that I wanted to give back to the community,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are many people who are unemployed. I spoke with councillor Kleinschmidt and he was very supportive of what I wanted to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe arranged for us to get the hall and then I approached the companies that I work with and do training for additional materials.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lentec Training Academy NPC also assisted in the training, printing all the manuals required. They are also keen on taking this training initiative to areas across the metro. \u201cIt is my passion to see people grow,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial literacy is something people struggle with at all levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is something I even picked up on in the training I do with businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat people are doing is resigning so that they can get their pension and then they can only live on it for a limited time. 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