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Programmes | Articles
Programmes
Key financial education programmes targeted at young people are listed below, by category.
Government programmes | Civil Society programmes | Private sector programmes
Government programmes
Government programmes targeted at young people are listed below by country by alphabetical order.
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 Armenia
 Australia
 Austria
 Brazil
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Project to include financial literacy in the school curriculum, Ministry of Education of Brazil (MEC) together with the WG.
This project aims to reach 58 million children and 212000 schools in the long run. The phase one will probably cover two thousand schools by the end of 2009. Specific methodology to include financial concepts in mathematics, history, etc. will soon be written. Publications, a website and technical support to teachers of the first group of schools will be developped.
 Bulgaria
 Canada
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CanLearn, Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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 People's Republic of China Czech Republic Estonia
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Nupukas, Estonian Consumer Protection Board, Estonia
 France
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Conseil pour la diffusion de la culture économique (CODICE), created by the Ministère de l'économie, de l'industrie et de l'emploi, www.codice.fr (in French)
CODICE has created a pedagogic website targeted at young people and providing games, quizzes, and useful information about the economy and the business environment : www.kezeco.fr (in French)
 Ireland Italy
 New Zealand
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Sorted , NZ Retirement Commission
 Switzerland
 United Kingdom
 United States
Civil society programmes
Civil society programmes targeted at young people are listed below by country by alphabetical order.
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Canada
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Financial education programme, Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI), Canada
SEDI launched the Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy in November 2008.
In Lac Seul First Nation, the Centre will train facilitators to offer workshops on money management to local youth. It is expected that the program will reach over 100 youth in its first year. Lac Seul is one of the largest First Nations in northwestern Ontario. It has a membership of about 2,700 people, two thirds of which live off reserve.
China
France
 Germany
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www.kursraumgeld.de: website of the "Initiative Finanzplatz Deutschland" providing information on "money" for pupils and school lessons.
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www.safety1st.de: website of a working group of German insurance companies providing information on "pension and social insurance" for pupils and school lessons.
 Poland
 Russia
 Spain
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Edufinet, Universidad Internacional de Andalucía, Universidad de Málaga and Unicaja, Spain
 Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
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On-line financial education programmes, Decision Partners www.decisionpartners.org, United States.
This not-for-profit organization is dedicated to improving the lives of students through innovative online learning programmes. It specializes in young adult financial education, particularly as it relates to the transition to higher education. It produces online education programmes that are customized to the financial knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of each user. Its partners range from the State of North Carolina to PNC Bank to the Association of American Medical Colleges, in addition to colleges and universities nationwide. On-line financial education programmes are available at: www.tuitionedu.org and www.financialliteracy101.org.
Global reach
Private sector programmes
Private sector programmes targeted at young people are listed below by country by alphabetical order.
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Germany
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www.safety1st.de: website of a working group of German insurance companies providing information on "pension and social insurance" for pupils and school lessons.
 Greece
Italy
 Malaysia Spain
 Europe
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European Savings banks Group (ESBG), www.esbg.eu: at European level, savings banks through the European body, ESBG, coordinate a pan-European stock market learning initiative for young students, currently deployed in Austria, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Luxembourg and soon to be extended to Sweden. More information is available from: www.stockmarket-training.eu.
Global reach
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World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI), www.wsbi.org: A publication which depicts some of the initiatives launched by member banks around the world (Thailand, Malaysia, Senegal, Uganda, Spain, Hungary, Austria, France, Germany, Sweden, Portugal, Lithuania, UK) on various apects of financial education (teaching school children about the importance of savings, raising awareness of young people about the menagement of money, educating households about money matters and private finance etc.) can also be accessed from: http://www.wsbi.org/uploadedFiles/Publications_and_Research_(WSBI_only)/financialeducation%20wsbi%20screen.pdf. A similar document exists for European cases, also attached and accessible from: http://www.wsbi.org/uploadedFiles/ESBG/CSR_Activities/financialeducation%20for%20screen.pdf
Articles
Key articles and research on programmes young people are listed below, in alphabetical order, by author/institution.
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Thème assurances pour le corps enseignant ainsi que les élèves du Degré secondaire II (Ecoles professionnelles et gymnases), Swiss Insurance Association (in French)
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Improving Financial Education and Awareness on Insurance and Private Pensions
