Page 3 - NIBAF-Training Matters January - March 2022

National Institute of Banking and Fi-
nance (NIBAF) and Pakistan Poverty
Alleviation Fund (PPAF) jointly orga-
nized an event titled ‘Moving towards formed the audience that SBP is col- that PPAF is committed to an inclusive
Inclusive Pakistan’ on March 9, 2022 laborating with banks to increase fi- development agenda in Pakistan,
at NIBAF Islamabad to acknowledge nancial independence of persons with which cannot be achieved unless we
the commitment of teachers working disabilities by improving their access enable persons with special needs to
towards imparting awareness on fi- to banking services and also provide reach their full potential.
nancial literacy to hearing-impaired them opportunities to contribute as It is worth mentioning here that PPAF
students. The seminar was graced by bank employees, in addition to creat- and National Financial Literacy Pro-
the Governor SBP Dr. Reza Baqir, ing financial awareness among them. gram for Youth (NFLP-Y) steered by
First Lady Ms. Samina Arif Alvi and Governor SBP appreciated the efforts NIBAF, jointly arranged training of
the Chief Operating Officer PPAF, Mr. of NIBAF and PPAF in imparting finan- teachers on financial literacy content.
Nadir Gul Barech. Prominent mem- cial literacy to the members of deaf These teachers would then impart
bers of the development and educa- community, particularly schoolchil- awareness on financial literacy to over
tion sectors, the banking community dren, and reaffirmed that SBP will 10,000 hearing-impaired students
and the business fraternity were also continue to prioritize financial inclu- across Pakistan in one year. The pur-
present. sion for all citizens of the country. pose of this event was to recognize
Governor SBP Dr. Reza Baqir re- In her address, the chief guest, Ms. the commitment of these teachers to
marked in his speech that the vision Samina Arif Alvi stated that learning their cause and to highlight signifi-
of complete financial inclusion in the should not be confined by age or abil- cance of including person with disa-
country cannot be realized without ity. She remarked that providing finan- bilities into formal banking system.
bringing the excluded segments of cial education and training to the deaf During the event, Pakistan’s first ever
society into the formal banking sector. is not only a noble cause, but it will ‘Financial Literacy Video Tutorial’, de-
He emphasized that persons with dis- also help them in development of their signed specifically for deaf and hard-
abilities must also have fair and equal careers and contribute to the national of-hearing children, was also
access to the financial sector services economy. She appreciated the com- launched. This visual assistance will
in order to fully realise their potential mitment of teachers in imparting edu- enable the hearing-impaired people
for independent living. Dr. Baqir in-
cation to persons with from all around Pakistan to learn
disabilities. The First about financial literacy without the
Lady also praised need for instructors.
SBP’s efforts in this re- Earlier, Mr. Salman Shezad Project di-
gard and emphasized rector briefed the audience about the
the importance of rais- milestones, NFLPY has achieved so
ing public awareness far and its future targets. Whereas
about State Bank’s in- Managing Director, NIBAF Mr. Riaz
itiatives to make Paki- Nazar Ali Chunara, in his brief talk,
stan more inclusive mentioned some of the key L&D pro-
and progressive. jects NIBAF has undertaken in recent
Mr. Nadir Gul Barech, years.
Two Hearing-Impaired Students Communicating with each other through Sign Language
the COO of PPAF,
said in his remarks

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