Raising Youth Generation Through Financial Literacy

Our project is based on learning and using financial literacy and increasing their motivation to learn about real life in other European countries in the context of future job choices. It is very ...

Our project is based on learning and using financial literacy and increasing their motivation to learn about real life in other European countries in the context of future job choices. It is very important to equip students with knowledge and skills that will be crucial for further education and job search in the future, not only in their own country but also abroad. We need our students to see how teenagers live in different countries, and we would like to achieve this by finding a solution together to promote a stronger European Union. Our specific objectives are: • to prepare young people for effective participation in economic society, • to learn how technological tools and spaces provide creative opportunities for business activities, social interaction, where and how to earn, spend and save money wisely, • to make decisions with economic significance in modern and future European societies, • to provide young students with a background in the application of critical skills such as numeracy, computer literacy and critical thinking. • to help young students understand concepts of money that are considered age-appropriate, • to improve their understanding of financial concepts and products, and to build financial skills and com

Activities we have implemented in your project are: 1. Basic Financial Terms - September 2023 Students created a quiz on basic financial terms, a booklet with a comparison of the prices of goods in the countries participating in the activity, and a booklet with basic financial terms. 2. My Future of Finance - May 2024 During the activity, students presented jobs of the future, created a platform for the exchange of goods, created virtual posters on the future of finance, as well as a handbook of financial literacy education. 3. Sustainable Finance - September 2024 During the activity, students had the opportunity to create a booklet on sustainable finance, participate in a Kahoot game, visit institutions, and create a coloring book on sustainable finance. 4. Digital Finance - March 2025 This activity was held online and organized by the First School of Economics in Zagreb. During the activities, students had the opportunity to listen to numerous lecturers on the topic of digital finance, participate in the creation of a booklet on the glossary of digital finance, and also compete in a quiz on knowledge of terms from this area.

Here are the outputs from activities: 1. Basic financial terms: A booklet about digital finance Book about living costs in Europe Online quiz game - about basic financial terms Creation and updating of website 2. Sustainable Finance A booklet about sustainable finance Online kahoot game - about sustainable finance Food Desert Coloring Big-Size Poster 3. My future of finance A handbook of financial literacy education at EU High Schools A virtual interactive poster & gallery of future financial system A platform on a webpage about the exchange of second-hand goods 4. Digital finance A booklet about digital finance - LEVEL 1 A booklet about digital finance - LEVEL 2 Online quiz game about digital finance All outputs are presented on the project website: https://sites.google.com/view/raygetfil/home/project-output?authuser=0