FinGen - Money Genius Group

What do we do and what kind of services do we offer?

*FinGen* _(is a short form of FinGen Money Genius Group), a social enterprise working in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Zambia (BOZ) and many others to drive financial education and inclusion in Zambia

*Background :
FinGen was founded in 2007 by a group of enthusiastic and passionate Zambians, who rallied together to tackle poverty with a new and different approach. It is one of the first not-for-profit organization in Zambia to identify and advance the idea that provision of access to appropriate formal financial services among economically active women ,men , and youths is an effective tool in poverty eradication through financial educational programs. It was first operating under a name **Network for Poverty Reduction Zambia** it changed it's name to FinGen in 2020.

*Vision :
To become Zambian's leading provider of financial education and facilitator of easy access to appropriate and broad based financial services.

*Mission Statement :

To improve and sustain the financial well-being of adult and youth in Zambia

*Our core values:*
To attain our vision and fulfill our mission, FinGen commits to uphold the following core values:

*Innovation -* We shall effectively utilize state of the art technology to facilitate easy access to financial services and provide financial education among the economically active women, men and youths.
*Professionalism -* We shall optimize our individual capabilities and talent to create the necessary synergies that will ensure that all our activities are done responsibly and to the satisfaction of all.
*Love and compassion -* We shall love and promote a sense of unity of purpose, love and kindness in all our interrelationships at both individual and corporate level.

*What we do:*

1. Financial education:
We empower women, men and youths with financial management and planning tools to help them practically engage in proper management planning of their finances. The following are the tools we provide ;

(i) Individual and Business Cash Control & Monthly Budget (IBCC&MB)
(ii) Personal Financial Counsellors
(v) loans to entrepreneurs.