Hafsat Itanola
Financial Services Professional & Financial Literacy Advocate
Personal Notes
I learned the hard way that money can either be your greatest tool or your greatest source of strength. Despite being an Accounting graduate and a Chartered Accountant, I was never taught how to translate my technical knowledge into my own personal life.
Relocating from my hometown in Northern Nigeria to the bustling city of Lagos exposed me to the harsh realities of financial struggles. That experience sparked my journey toward financial responsibility, and as I worked to improve my own finances, I couldn’t ignore the huge financial literacy gap, and the impact it was having on young people like myself.
Over the years, I have empowered others to take control of their finances through workshops, community programs, and relatable, hands-on education. To deliver this work at the highest standard, I became a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), dedicated to advancing financial literacy across Africa.
My ultimate purpose is to see financial literacy embedded in academic curricula across the continent, so that every young person has the tools to make money work for them and not stress them.
Bio
Hafsat Itanola is an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) and and NFEC Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ (CFEI®), dedicated to making financial literacy practical, relatable, and accessible to youth across Africa. She is the Founder of Money Chat With Hafsat (MCWH Consulting Ltd), an alternative school for financial literacy that has empowered thousands of students and young professionals across Nigeria and other African countries. Through engaging workshops, bootcamps, and digital products, she promotes financial responsibility to a growing community of over 60,000. Her guiding belief: Money is Never Enough, But You Can Maximize Its Potential.
Hafsat has facilitated programs reaching thousands of young professionals and students across over 17 universities in Nigeria, as well as in Ghana and Morocco, creating transformative learning experiences that turn hesitant learners into confident budgeters, savers, and investors. She is ranked by Favikon as #1 Personal Finance Creator on LinkedIn Nigeria and #35 globally among the Top 200 LinkedIn Personal Finance Creators. It is Hafsat’s ultimate mission to empower Young individuals with the confidence, knowledge, and tools to make, manage, and multiply money and to build a life of choice, not chance.
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