Scottsdale organization aims to improve financial literacy

http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2010/11/11/20101111scottsdale-financial-organization1110.html A Scottsdale-based education organization is using its products to improve financial literacy in Africa. Pay Your Family First has been tapped to support Financial Clubs in Secondary Schools, a program in east Africa that will bring new financial clubs to high schools throughout the region.The non-profit program will include educational sessions on banking, insurance, taxation, savings, budgeting, investing and financial planning – skills that are not widely taught in that part of the world. It will begin at five private schools in Uganda and is slated to expand to 20 schools across east Africa over the next year in an effort to educate high school students on financial literacy. BOARD GAME TEACHES FINANCIAL SKILLS The clubs will be using Pay Your Family First’s ThriveTime for Teens board game, the brainchild of Scottsdale resident and author Sharon Lechter. The game teaches teens financial skills and lessons on charity and time management. ABOUT PAY YOUR FAMILY FIRST Pay Your Family First is an organization committed to improving financial literacy across America through interactive educational programs and products. Pay Your Family First’s newest product, ThriveTime for Teens, focuses on teaching kids, young adults and families the practical skills for financial well-being. Jennifer Lawhead, public relations account executive at Crosby | Wright, submitted this information.