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UNDP Programme Manager Hansin Doğan said:
“I Can Manage My Money” project was developed as an incredible collaboration. It was designed as a business model covering the expectations, needs and interests of each sector. It attracted the attention of foreign countries and spread to six countries. The first of these was Romania, which developed its contents with the UNDP office. We are also implementing it in countries such as Poland and Israel. We have entered a very ambitious period. The 10th year means to leave behind a significant period in a project where there are serious gains. Not every project has such an opportunity. For 10 years, this kind of cooperation that various sectors came together such effectively, a project that is implemented with voluntary power with the support of you, everywhere in the field is very few. We have 10 multipliers to measure what we have achieved. If 1 million people have achieved this skill one-to-one and implemented it, 10 times more people so 10 million people in the economy have started to act correctly. Reaching 10 million people in a country of 80 million means reaching everywhere. An amazing figure. This project directly serves the objectives of sustainable development. This experience is becoming a debt we must now share. We will prepare a deep-seated guide explaining the project. Together with this, we will make international presentations and announce them in an international arena.”
VISA Turkey Corporate Social Responsibility and Reputation Manager Alev Şaman gave the following remarks in her speech:
"Today, financial literacy is a topic that is known to almost every sector. Why it is important, why we need to manage the budget, how to use the resources correctly, and how we do it really has become a way for everyone to learn and get into their lives. In the past year, but not limited with young people, we have made Turkey a platform for literacy research in general population. And it showed in the results of research in Turkey from the questions we prepared to measure the financial literacy level, 7 out of 10 people answered 7 out of 10 questions correctly. In other words, 70% of the individuals in our country have knowledge on financial matters.”