L&T Mutual Fund & KidZania launch a financial literacy programme for children in Delhi NCR
New Delhi: Delhi KidZania, an award winning Global indoor theme park has partnered with L&T Mutual Fund once again to provide a unique learning experience for kids. After an encouraging response at KidZania Mumbai, The Stock Exchange powered by L&T Mutual Fund has decided to take this distinctive experience to the National Capital Region.
KidZania is all about ‘learning and doing’ and it provide kids an exposure to the real world. The Stock Exchange activity will give kids an opportunity to explore and learn about investments, savings, financial terms, portfolio management and various asset classes. Kids can choose to role-play as a ‘Fund Manager’ or ‘Investor’ at the Stock Exchange establishment. This activity will help them open their minds and develop good social skills. That’s not all! Together the kids can test their knowledge on different asset classes as they engage with an online simulation game in a dynamic environment.
Speaking on the launch, Ms. Sona Mazumdar Director, Strategic Brand Partnership, KidZania India said, “We are delighted to launch the Stock Exchange activity at KidZania Delhi NCR with L&T Mutual Fund. Kids get a hands-on experience on the working of a Stock Exchange. The activity will focus on giving kids an exposure on financial literacy in the form of savings and investment techniques. The expertise & in-depth knowledge provided by the L&T Mutual Fund team has helped us design a true-to-life simulated version of a Stock Exchange at KidZania”
On the occasion, Kailash Kulkarni, Chief Executive , L&T Investment Management Limited, said, “After the successful launch of the stock exchange concept at Kidzania Mumbai we have extended our partnership with Kidzania Delhi This partnership is a very unique initiative aimed at educating the future generation of India about saving and starting early to invest. We are indeed very thrilled about this alliance and happy that we are contributing in shaping the minds of the children on the theme of savings and simplifying financial concepts for the kids. We look forward to an exciting journey of financial learning for the kids.”