Museum and Banks Team up for Youth Financial Literacy
The SOSORO money museum and banks have joined forces to enhance financial literacy among Cambodian youth. Photo provided
- By Torn Chanritheara
- March 21, 2024 11:55 AM
PHNOM PENH – The SOSORO money museum and banks have joined forces to enhance financial literacy among Cambodian youth.
The museum and the Association of Banks in Cambodia signed an agreement on Mar. 20 on activities to promote the understanding of Cambodia’s monetary economic history among young people by integrating cultural exposure with practical knowledge.
National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) Governor Chea Serey said that knowing history, particularly economic and monetary history, is necessary for the new generations to understand the past and to provide a sound basis for decisions that will shape the future.
“It matters that everyone in society, regardless of their socio-economic background, receives maximum exposure to education and culture at school and outside of the school,” she said during the signing ceremony.
The association will call its members for funds to support visits to the SOSORO Museum in Phnom Penh, providing additional educational opportunities for public school students throughout the country.
The association will also provide financial support for two visits to the museum for public schools’ students this year, providing a unique opportunity for hands-on learning about financial principles and the monetary history of Cambodia.
Raymond Sia, chairman of the association, said this collaboration is a direct investment in financial stability, the soundness and resiliency of the banking sector as well as the well-being of citizens.
SOSORO co-director Blaise Kilian said this milestone cooperation will enable public schools to bring thousands of students to the museum in the coming year.
Under NBC, the museum was formally opened in 2019. However, the research work and planning to set it up had started in 2009. It tells Cambodia’s history going back 2,000 years.
