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About FinPowered

Launched in 2020, FinPowered is a charitable initiative which provided over 100 free financial education workshops for women. According to statistics, only 31 percent of Canadian women consider themselves to be financially knowledgeable. The goal of this charitable program is to empower women by educating them on a variety of topics, such as budgeting, saving, managing debt, and overcoming financial abuse.

About Your Instructor

Svetlana Mamaeva is a first-generation Canadian who immigrated to Canada to pursue her education. She recently graduated with a master’s degree in finance with distinction from the Schulich School of Business, York University. Svetlana spent over two years working in personal banking, where she earned the Top 10% in Canada award for her performance. She used her academic and professional experience to help hundreds of women across Canada become financially independent.

Collaboration with CCFWE

Svetlana is a Financial Education Ambassador for the Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE), a national organization dedicated to empowering domestic violence and economic abuse survivors through education. Domestic abuse is closely linked to financial abuse with 95% of domestic violence survivors also experiencing financial abuse by their partners. In collaboration with CCFWE, FinPowered provides women with the resources to develop and achieve economic independence.

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Testimonials

“Financial literacy is vitally important for women experiencing domestic violence and abuse. Many women experience financial abuse and have never had the benefit of support in this particular area. Women are often struggling and afraid to ask for help. FinPowered workshops have given them the answers they need to work towards a better and more stable future, as they start their lives over again.”

Willow Place
Winnipeg, Manitoba

“FinPowered workshops were not only helpful, but also easy to understand. Svetlana easily connected with all the ladies in our shelter, which made them feel very comfortable when asking questions.”

Nisa Homes
Calgary, Alberta

“FinPowered provided over 30 workshops for Kerby Centre and helped many women at our shelter gain valuable information that is easy to understand. We’ve seen an increase in confidence in women attending the workshops now that they are better equipped to take charge of their future once they leave the shelter.”

Kerby Centre
Calgary, Alberta

“Svetlana is an incredibly knowledgeable speaker. Her experience, but moreover her compassion, make her presentations informative but also a safe place to explore the scary subject around money.”

Camrose Women’s Shelter Society
Camrose, Alberta

“Thank you for the amazing presentation at the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society’s second stage shelter, Musasa House. It was extremely informative, and a lot of useful tools were shared with all participants.”

Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society
Medicine Hat, Alberta

“Thank you FinPowered for the wonderful presentations on financial empowerment. The workshops were easy to follow, and Svetlana was ready to answer any question in simple terms.”

Mennonite New Life Centre
Toronto, Ontario

“FinPowered workshops are very informative and useful, not only for shelter residents but for shelter staff too. Many residents experienced domestic abuse, including financial abuse, so this information is very important. Our ladies were making a long list of notes from the presentations.”

Homes First
Toronto, Ontario

“FinPowered is helping women make informed choices and solve financial problems they face. Svetlana shared valuable information to empower Hispanic women through financial education to end economic abuse. Thank you for opening boundless opportunities for learning and engagement.”

Hispanotech
Toronto, Ontario

“Thank you FinPowered for facilitating these invaluable workshops to our clients. The information was very useful for the women in our shelter and a very powerful tool in helping women gain their independence back.”

WIN House
Edmonton, Alberta