The Hub: Cowrywise and Financial Literacy for University Students

The Importance of Mental Health Advocacy for Techies – The Hub Podcast

Did you know that posting memes and spending time on social media as a means of relieving stress are all negative coping mechanisms with long-term effects on techies? It's true! And not just that, but also that staying physically isolated for long periods has adverse effects on your mental health, as well as your productivity. Well, today on The Hub Podcast, we're bringing you professional facts and advice on how to manage and balance out your mental health as a techie. Listen to this week's podcast and be informed, and entertained by our special guest, Philip Dimka. Your mental health matters and so do you!

1. The Importance of Mental Health Advocacy for Techies 28:10
2. The Impact of E-commerce in Strengthening the Supply and Distribution Chain of Nigerian Businesses 28:34
3. The Importance of Financial Literacy in Business 34:00
4. The Impact of Technology on Music Experiences 11:37
5. Harnessing Tech Skills with the Code Plateau Initiative 33:45

According to Wikipedia, Financial literacy is the possession of the set of skills and knowledge that allows an individual to make informed and effective decisions with all of their financial resources. This level of literacy is also, a form of poverty alleviation and also, boosts your financial power in the fiscal year.

Often times, Nigerian students have lived with the notion of “YOLO – You Only Live Once” but what happens in that lifetime? A life financially free or that which is trapped to a rise and fall?

In this podcast episode, we interviewed Bethel Clement, the team lead for Cowrywise – a financial technology company digitizing the investment management industry in Africa and democratizing access to savings and investment products for the growing population of the underserved African middle class and millennials.

Clement spoke extensively on why Nigerian students need to save, especially while using the app and also, proffered tips on how to save and inest with the app.