Financial Literacy for the Workforce

Saver Waya Waya WageWise is a consumer financial education programme which aims to equip employees with the necessary knowledge, skills and tools to effectively manage their finances.

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The WageWise financial education programme is a worksite-based programme that uses a multi-touchpoint approach. Participants attend interactive in-person workshops where educational content is presented in an engaging and accessible format. Following the workshops employees have access to additional educational content through supplementary learning channels...

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WageWise Benefits

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  • Three WageWise participants at a community event

    Helps employees to manage their finances more effectively.

  • A WageWise participant smiling

    Helps employees to make more informed financial decisions.

  • A speaker addressing a WageWise audience

    Improves employee health, reduces absenteeism and increases productivity.

  • A WageWise participant in graduation dress

    Financial education that deepens the financial inclusion of the South African workforce.

Promoting sustainable development

The WageWise programme supports the South African National Development Plan clusters of education, economic, equality, environment and partnerships. While the ASISA Foundation supports nine of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. WageWise in particular advances five of the SDGs.

National Development Plan Clusters

  • Economy and Employment
  • Improving Education, Training and Innovation
  • Inclusive Rural Economy
  • Transforming Society and Uniting the country

UN Sustainable Development goals

  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goal

Latest WageWise News

Stay informed with the latest updates from the WageWise programme! Our news section brings you the most recent insights and developments about this financial education programme.

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WageWise Learning Articles

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Our implementing partners, collaborators & funders

The remarkable progress we have made at the ASISA Foundation is a direct result of the unwavering annual contributions from our ASISA members, along with the generous support of several non-members. We are deeply grateful for their enduring commitment.

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The Impact of WageWise

Since its 2015 launch, WageWise has trained over 100 000 employees across South Africa, delivering a proven financial literacy programme informed by robust monitoring and evaluation insights.

Shifting the financial behaviour of employees

WageWise has reached over 102 000 employees across South Africa and the programme is driving sustainable financial management behaviour change.

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A map of South Africa showing the share of WageWise employees reached in each province: 37% Gauteng, 18% Western Cape, 11% Limpopo, 4% Eastern Cape, 3% North West, 2% each in Mpumalanga, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, and 1% Northern Cape

WageWise participants report shifts in behaviour.

felt WageWise helped improve the management of their finances
99%
drawing up a budget in the last month
89%
reported saving in the last month
78%

Financial education that drives change

Over the last ten years WageWise has reached 102 665 people across all nine provinces. Participants align with the Financial Sector Code requirements and to-date 99% of employees who are engaged are black and 64% are female, ensuring that important educational content is reaching the most marginalised people in South Africa.

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A WageWise graduate celebrating at a Hope Factory ceremony

We empower vulnerable communities through free, unbiased financial education, fostering economic inclusion and breaking generational poverty.