Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation: Financial education webinar

Appreciating diverse language and culture in financial education

Australia has a culturally and linguistically rich population. However, financial education materials often fail to recognise the profound influence of cultural backgrounds and traditions on people's approaches to financial decision making. This also contributes to the exclusion from the financial system that many people feel because it does not incorporate cultural ways of knowing, being and doing.  

From resource-sharing reciprocity within First Nations kinship groups to the prohibition of interest in Islamic finance, embracing diversity offers much for us to learn and reflect on. In this webinar, we’ll discuss how cultural perspectives shape financial behaviours, the importance of language accessibility in financial resources, and strategies for acknowledging diverse perspectives in education activities.

Note: Times are Eastern Standard Time. This will be 4.00pm in Adelaide, 2.30pm in Perth, and 4.00pm in Darwin

Agenda

4:30pm   Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country                                                                                                                   Tracey West, Ecstra Foundation

4:35pm   Indigenous cultures                                   

• Kerry Bodle, Griffith University
• Levon Blue, University of Queensland
• Jodie Hunter, Massey University                     

5:10pm   Islamic finance and Immigrants

• Roset Khair, Vice President Economics and Business Educators NSW
• Laura de Zwaan, Queensland University of Technology

5:30pm   Q&A

5:45pm   Final remarks and close                                                                                                                                                Tracey West

About Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation

Ecstra Foundation is an independent charitable foundation committed to building the financial wellbeing of Australians. Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation is our national financial education program offered in schools. The free workshops are curriculum aligned, available for Years 5 to 10 and aim to help young people learn money lessons for life.