Cathrine Bena Thebe – Financial Professional & Financial Literacy Advocate

 

Personal Notes

Cathrine Bena ThebeMy passion for financial literacy stems from my final year dissertation for my Bachelor of Finance degree at the University of Botswana. I undertook a dissertation entitled “The Factors Affecting The Development of an Emerging Capital Market: A Case of the Botswana Stock Exchange”. Through this dissertation I saw a glaring need for financial literacy in Botswana and this gave me the inspiration to read and research about financial literacy. I believe Botswana would be a better place if all citizens possessed the great power of financial literacy.

 

Bio

Cathrine Bena Thebe, is the founder of the Financial Literacy Trust in Botswana, Southern Africa, and is an NFEC Certified Financial Education Instructor. The organization is registered as a non-profit institution. The Financial Literacy Trust intends to promote the concept of financial Literacy in Botswana. The trust provides financial literacy mentorship for the youth, disadvantaged communities, and society at large through various financial literacy programs, projects and initiatives.

Cathrine is a Bachelor of Finance graduate from the University of Botswana. She is passionate about finance and money management issues. She has worked with various research organizations where she gained knowledge on the economic challenges faced by her community. Botswana, like many developing countries, is faced with financial literacy challenges.

Cathrine is a well-rounded speaker and is committed to spreading the message of financial literacy to her community. The Financial Literacy Trust has a board of trustees responsible for management oversight and a team of volunteers responsible for the day to day running of the organization. The organization firmly believes that it will raise a financially literate generation in Botswana, hence its vision: “Raising a financially literate generation”.

 

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