The Experience
The pilot phase of Riyali Club was carried out during the Spring 2019 semester at 6 clubs at 5 different universities across Saudi Arabia. The experience made financial literacy topics more approachable for university students and provided them with important life skills. The Riyali Club slogan, ‘Learn it your way!’ was lived by the students as they had the freedom to organize their own creative financial activities and experience firsthand how learning can take place in so many fun and engaging ways. Some of the students held a currency competition, others arranged a 'financial clinic’ and at one university, they organized a time capsule-themed event centered around the topic of inflation. These activities were complemented by the user-friendly digital platform we developed, making the experience accessible and trackable, and providing a means for us to communicate with the clubs. As we recognized the clubs with the best performance at a networking event at the end of the semester, we also collected valuable feedback that has helped to make the Riyali Club experience even better!