“Make financial literacy part of our culture” – GCCI President
University of Guyana’s Money Week launched
“Money is not just currency, it is a tool—a tool for empowerment, a tool for growth, a tool for change—yet too many of our people especially our youth and small business owners are left to navigate the financial world without a map. They face hard choices with little guidance, they are urged to succeed but are not often taught how to manage what they earn or how to multiply what they save.”
These were the sentiments of President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Mrs. Kathy Smith at the launch of the University of Guyana’s 2025 ‘Money Week’ at the Turkeyen Campus on June 3. Mrs. Smith, an entrepreneur in the construction sector, emphasised that that wealth, stability, and progress are not built overnight but rather “step-by-step, decision-by-decision, and dollar-by-dollar.”
She stressed that in the pursuit of success, it is pivotal that financial literacy becomes part of ingrained in people’s culture. “We must normalise conversations about budgeting, saving, investing and credit, not just in boardrooms or banks, but in classrooms, community centers and around the dinner table, and we must create financial systems that are inclusive,” Mrs. Smith stated.
Underscoring the importance of discipline, knowledge and courage in attaining financial success, the GCCI President commended the University of Guyana for facilitating access to the skills and knowledge needed to pursue financial empowerment, and expressed the Chamber’s support for this initiative.
Launched in 2017, ‘Money Week’ is dedicated to empowering students, faculty, alumni,and the wider public with essential knowledge and skills in financial literacy, with the aim of supporting the path to prosperity.
