Virgin Islanders Iffat Muhammad Walker (Savan) and Brenda Sells (Paul M. Pearson Gardens aka PMP) came together to help us get Financially Lit on Saturday, June 30th at the WUVI Communications Lab on the St. Thomas campus of the University of the Virgin Islands.
The ladies spent the day sharing facts, figures and insights through active worksheets, presentations, videos and most importantly openly real dialogue. The training was an intense 1-day boot camp designed to get participants on the right path to financial freedom through financial literacy.
Taught by award winning, entrepreneur, financial expert, Executive Director of Community Action NOW!, Inc (C.A.N.) and author of “Fix Your Damn Credit, ” Iffat M. Walker, M.A.F.M. the training is just one in a number of upcoming free collaborative outreach efforts. Iffatis home again continuing the mission to help these individuals and families to reach self-sufficiency. CAN is a social justice and poverty elimination agency that advocates on behalf of and provides services to economically disadvantaged individuals and families, particularly those of African descent in poverty stricken communities globally.
Topics covered included:
- The truth about 700 credit score communities!
- Why minority communities FAIL to thrive financially
- Developing a personal budget plan
- Personal Credit 101
- How to build credit
- How to repair credit
- What the credit bureaus won’t tell you
- An examination of the book, “FIX YOUR DAMN CREDIT”
- Banked and unbanked communities – where you stand
- The Importance of insurance in financial planning
Contact Iffat at:
Phone: (340) 643-8774
Email: info@communityactionnow.org
Facebook: Community Action Now! Inc.
Website: www.communityactionnow.org
Sharing important info on the subject of insurance, Brenda A. Sells, CIC, CISR, is an award-winning Insurance Customer Service Representative and advocate for insurance education. Brenda founded Virgin Islands Insurance Education (VIIE) in November 2017 to help people enter, sustain and succeed in their insurance careers. VIIE also offers valuable insurance workshops to individuals and business owners who want to understand how insurance works and how to properly insure their businesses. Topics Brenda covered included the following.
The importance of insurance in financial planning:
- What is Insurance?
- How does insurance work?
- Why would I need insurance?
- Auto Insurance
- Home/tenant insurance
- Loss of Business Income
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Why insurance is a necessary component of your financial plan
Contact Brenda Sells at:
Phone: (340) 626-9074
Email: viinsuranceeducation@gmail.com
Facebook: Virgin Islands Insurance Education
The next collaboration is scheduled for July 14th at the UVI ACC Conference Room 142 on St. Thomas focused on Organizational Management and Effective Media Communications.
