NFEC Mission of the MENA Chapter

The National Financial Educators Council is here to help people across the MENA region build the confidence and know how they need to feel more secure in their financial lives. To make that happen, we bring together a diverse community of financial wellness champions from around the world and give them the tools, training, and support they need to lift up the people around them.

We focus on setting high standards, creating research backed learning materials, and teaming up with schools, employers, and community groups to bring proven programs to more people. By tracking real world results and continually improving our approach, we make sure our efforts lead to meaningful, lasting improvements in financial well being.

Social Vision

The Financial Educators Council is creating a world where people are informed to make qualified financial decisions and confidently take effective financial action that best helps them meet their basic human needs while moving toward fulfilling their personal, family, and global community goals.

Leadership

We lead by setting standards, advancing policies, and organizing strategic advocacy campaigns that raise the quality and reach of financial education. Our leadership is practical and evidence-based: we build consensus, produce defensible guidance, and mobilize partners to drive systemic change.

Independence

All NFEC materials are developed independently and free from commercial bias or promotional content. Our sole priority is helping people improve their financial well-being; every curriculum, tool, and assessment is created to serve learners, not sponsors.

Empowerment

Our commitment to empowerment has expanded since day one. We began by helping individuals improve their own finances; today we also equip educators, community leaders, and organizations with the training and resources to share that knowledge widely – amplifying impact across communities.

High Education Standards, Real Social Impact

The MENA chapter is dedicated to advancing financial educators who serve the community and are held to the highest professional and educational standards. By supporting educator training, professional development, and evidence-based instruction, the chapter helps ensure that financial education programs deliver meaningful learning experiences and measurable improvements in people’s financial lives.

Accreditation

As an IACET-accredited provider and a Certified B Corporation, the NFEC delivers financial education programming designed to produce measurable social impact. We are the only Accredited providers focused specifically on professional development in financial education, which means our courses, assessments, and PD meet third-party standards for quality and learner outcomes.

Social Impact

B Corp certification and IACET accreditation required rigorous third-party review of our operations – how our practices affect clients, employees, communities, and the environment – and verify that we meet high standards for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. These credentials give partners and funders confidence that our work is ethical, evidence-based, and committed to continuous improvement.

History 

Since its founding in 2006, the National Financial Educators Council (NFEC) has worked to elevate the professionalism, standards, and overall effectiveness of financial education. Originally focused on supporting U.S. educators with structured training and resources, the organization has expanded into a global initiative advancing financial capability worldwide.

Graduates of the Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI®) program now serve communities in over 100 countries. The MENA region became one of the earliest international adopters in 2011, with chapters emerging in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Egypt. Their work demonstrated that universal best practices – such as behavior centered instruction and real world application – can be successfully adapted across diverse cultural and economic contexts.

As global interest in financial capability grows, the NFEC continues to collaborate with regional leaders to broaden access to high quality financial education while honoring local conditions and policy environments. These partnerships help strengthen financial literacy systems and support long term economic empowerment throughout MENA.