“Always think big, do not limit yourself” – CEO urges youths

….as money-saving school tour launched

“Always think big, do not limit yourself,” were the words of Chief Education Officer (CEO), Dr Marcel Hutson at the launch of the Teach A Child To Save (TACTS) 10K School Tour on Friday at the Herdmanston Lodge, Peter Rose Street, Georgetown.
The initiative carried the theme “Earn, Save, Donate, and Invest to Grow my Money From Young.”

CEO Hutson, who was the feature speaker at the launch, urged the youths to not limit themselves, and always aim high to achieve their goals. He added that children who instil in themselves a sense of saving, a sense of value for hard-earned money will grow into financially stable adults who understand and comprehend what it means to strategise their monetary gains.
Adding to his remarks, Hutson also endorsed the initiative, encouraging those present to start the saving journey as early as possible to become productive adults in the future.
The initiative was launched by Outliers Zone Caribbean, a Financial Independence Retire Early Institute (FIRE) which is aimed at targeting 10,000 students from 25 schools in Berbice, Linden, Essequibo, and Georgetown.
“Teach a Child to Save Day” is an international campaign that highlights the importance of teaching the nation’s children not only about saving, but valuing, investing, earning, and donating money to become financially prudent adults.
Chief Executive Officer of Outliers Zone Caribbean, Athalyah Yisrael explained that the tour is geared towards raising awareness of the importance of children developing the vital habit of saving money early in life to become financially secure adults.
The TACTS 10k School Tour is expected to cover five nursery, ten primary, and ten secondary schools in Berbice, Linden, Essequibo, and Georgetown. These visits, explained by Yisrael, will be fun and interactive as children will learn about the importance of saving, donating, and investing money from an early age.
Yisrael also charged companies to support the initiative to help 10,000 children get “money-smart” as part of their corporate social responsibility.
Outliers Zone Caribbean is a family-owned company dedicated to helping companies strengthen their employees’ money management skills and prepare them for retirement with confidence. The company, launched in 2018, has successfully partnered with twenty-six companies and trained over 3000 employees. In 2019, their inaugural TACTS Tour helped over 3000 students from schools around Georgetown get money-smart.