Financial Literacy + Entrepreneurship Program

The Epstein-Brill Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Program (FLEP) launched in 2016 in response to an emerging need in our campers' communities and South Africa more broadly. With their newly acquired life skills, health education, and hope for the future, Camp Sizanani's youth needed more support to face the specific challenges of unemployment, underemployment, and financial insecurity.

At Camp Sizanani, we teach young people that they have the power to change their futures by making healthy, educated choices. Once youth have internalized that understanding and responsibility, they are hungry for the tools to operationalize it. Our FLEP program provides a set of tools that are new and powerful, training program participants in financial literacy and basic business skills. After completing the club program, children are equipped to benefit from economic opportunities and formal financial inclusion, which ultimately boosts their chances for sustainable livelihoods and a path out of poverty.