IFC facilitates financial literacy training programme

Under the IFC-DFAT Women in Work programme, IFC officially presented the financial and digital financial literacy training modules to Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal.

The programme facilitated innovative delivery of financial awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic and introduced digital delivery for adult audiences. Developed as part of the broader initiatives under the National Financial Inclusion Strategy for Sri Lanka, the programme includes a gendersensitive approach and innovative tools/techniques for classroom and online delivery by the CBSL.

From left: CBSL Regional Development Department Senior Assistant Director D.M.K.B. Dunuthilaka, CBSL Regional Development Department Deputy Director N.M.M. Damayanthi, CBSL Regional Development Department Additional Director D.L. Nihal,

Assistant Governor, In Charge of CBSL Regional Development Department

C.N. Wijayasekera, CBSL Regional Development Department Director B.L.J.S. Balasooriya, IFC Sri Lanka and Maldives Acting Country Manager Victor Antonypillai, CBSL Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Australian High Commission Foreign Affairs and Trade Department Second Secretary Development Danielle Cashen, IFC Senior Financial Sector Specialist Rathnija Arandara, IFC Financial Sector Specialist Shanuki Gunasekera, Australian High Commission Foreign Affairs and Trade Department Senior Programme Officer Pubudu Gnanissara