HOW FINANCIAL STRESS IMPACTS COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND THE ROLE OF EDUCATION

A lack of financial health isn’t just a personal problem — it’s a societal crisis, trapping people in poverty, deepening inequality, and even impairing their ability to think clearly.

- GARY KAYLE

High levels of debt and financial stress cut across income brackets, education levels, and job titles. There is no immunity: financial instability has become the norm, not the exception.

Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health, made this very clear during her recent visit to South Africa, during which she had a round table discussion with guests that included two of our learners who had completed an online course through our partnership with Discovery Bank.