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2024 Spain Global Money Week

GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:

  • Banco de España, the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business (MINECO)

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation; ADECOSE (Spanish Association of Insurance Brokers); AEB (Spanish Banking Association Foundation); Cajamar; ASNEF (National Association of Financial Credit Establishments); ASUFIN (Financial Users Association); CECA (Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks) and some of its members; ;Edufinet; Fundación Cajasol; Contea Foundation for Education in Accounting and Business Administration; FGD (The Deposit Guarantee Fund of Credit Institutions); MAPFRE Foundation; Fundación Mutualidad Abogacía; ICREF (Institute of Credit and Finance of the Region of Murcia); IEF (Institute for Financial Studies); Nantik Lum Foundation; OCOPEN (Organisation of Pension Consultants); SANFI (Santander Financial Institute); UNACC (National Union of Credit Unions); Caixa Rural D'Onda; UNESPA (Spanish Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies); Finnova Foundation; Fundacion de Estudios Bursatiles y Financieros; Xabec Formacion Profesional; Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • 24

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 10 257

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 259 971

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 270 010

The Banco de España has been the national coordinator of the GMW2024 in Spain, alongside with the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation (MAETD).

In 2024 it was proposed to homogenise the activity around GMW by following a single visual identity in all activities carried out in Spain. The aim has been to maximize the impact on social networks as much as possible, using blocks of blue colour and a hashtags that stand out from the ordinary publications on social networks. Ad hoc material has been produced to support the activities organised around Global Money Week and more than 840 packs consisting of T-shirts, caps, notepads, pens and poster have been distributed. Activities included:

  • Visits to schools during Global Money Week to speak with students about potential financial risks and how to avoid them.
  • Training sessions at the Bank of Spain's branches, as well as at the Bank's headquarters in Madrid. A total of 42 activities were carried out with an attendance of more than 1,200 participants.
  • Training sessions held at the CNMV headquarters in Barcelona. 60 students from two schools (Escola Ipse and Politècnics), accompanied by the Institut d'Estudis Financers, were welcomed to talk about how to avoid financial fraud and swindles.
  • Visit to the Bilbao Stock Exchange and CNMV hosted 96 students
  • Communication was sent to schools which were informed about Global Money Week and were invited to publish on social networks images of the activities carried out.

15 Financial Education Plan collaborators have reported activities within the framework of Global Money Week which include campaigns on social networks, participation in radio programmes, organisation of workshops, opinion forums, webinars, visits or publications in blogs.

The Finnova Foundation’s Global Money Week initiative, titled "Movimiento Joven, Directiva de Segunda Oportunidad contra los productos tóxicos bancarios: estudio del caso ABANCA-ASTROC," focused on raising awareness of the Second Chance Directive, particularly its significance for young people and financially vulnerable entrepreneurs. This directive, designed to help individuals escape toxic financial products and severe debt, was explained through several case studies, including the ABANCA-ASTROC case, to illustrate the harsh financial and personal toll of such products. In addition to explaining the directive’s legal framework in Spain and Belgium, the event highlighted its potential for entrepreneurs facing insolvency to secure debt relief. Social and psychological aspects of financial distress were also explored, showing how the directive has empowered many to rebuild financially. The session concluded with a call to action for youth to familiarize themselves with these critical protections and provided resources for further guidance.

The Fundación de Estudios Bursátiles y Financieros (FEBF) organised a seminar to emphasize the importance of financial literacy among young people. Held at Xabec Formación Profesional, this seminar used discussions and debates to teach the foundations of sound financial decision-making, budgeting, and saving to a group of 50 participants. Topics covered included strategies for managing personal finances, wise spending, and the importance of financial awareness for building long-term financial security. By the end of the event, participants were equipped with practical tips on debt avoidance and the development of positive financial habits, fostering a foundation for financial resilience and well-being.

During their activities for Global Money Week, the Institute of Financial Studies (IEF) coordinated educational visits to several financial institutions in Barcelona, including the CNMV, Barcelona Stock Exchange, Bank of Spain, and the Catalan Institute of Finance. High school students participated in guided tours and workshops, gaining first-hand insights into the operations of these institutions. A separate financial literacy workshop, held at the IEF for primary school students, introduced younger participants (10 years old) to financial concepts through an interactive board game. Additionally, IEF launched a Spanish-language podcast on finances for couples, broadening financial literacy outreach. The EFEC and EFEC Adults programme further expanded this initiative, offering 185 workshops across 110 centers and reaching over 3,000 students with training on domestic financial management.

2023 Spain Global Money Week

GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:

  • Banco de España, the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation (MAETD).

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • a) Plan de Educación Financiera (Financial Education Plan), composed by:• Banco de España• Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (National Stock Market Commission)• Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformationb) The 16 following collaborators of the Plan de Educación Financiera:• ADECOSE (Spanish Association of Insurance Brokers)• AEB Foundation (Spanish Banking Association Foundation) and some of its members:o Abancao Santandero Cajamar• ASUFIN - Financial Users Association• AFI Foundation• CECA (Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks) and some of its members:o Caixabanko Cajasol Foundationo Edufinet, an iniciative of Ibercaja Foundation• Contea Foundation for Education in Accounting and Business Administration• ERF Group• Foundation of Stock Market and Financial Studies (FEBF)• Fundación Mutualidad Abogacía• ICREF (Institute of Credit and Finance of the Region of Murcia)• Institut d'Estudis Financers• Junior Achievement Foundation• MAPFRE Foundation• UNACC (National Union of Credit Unions) in cooperation with UECOE (Spanish Union of Teaching Cooperatives)• UNESPA (Spanish Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies)• WTW, through its partnership/membership to OCOPEN (Organisation of Pension Consultants)

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • 19

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 18 211

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 217 842

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 117 201

Throughout Global Money Week 2023, 16 Spanish organisations implemented more than one hundred activities, such as face-to-face and online workshops, content publications on webpages and on social media, online contests, videos, distribution of learning materials, webinars and a visit to a stock exchange. All the activities reached more than 18.000 children and youth, and about 217.000 (youth and adults) were reached indirectly.Banco de España has been the national coordinator of the GMW2023 in Spain, alongside the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation (MAETD). These three organisms organised two face-to-face conference for more than 100 students for the finalist schools of the 2022 Spanish Financial Knowledge Contest. During the conferences, an interesting debate about several topics (internet fraud, responsible consumption, saving for the future, and cryptocurrencies) was held. These three organisms, as the promoters of the Plan de Educación Financiera, also provided some materials to high school teachers to teach in class during the GMW, and they also published several posts and online quizzes on Finanzas Para Todos, the webpage of the Plan de Educación Financiera, and on their social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram and YouTube). Also, as part of its volunteer programme, the CNMV organised a talk on personal finance for more than 200 high school students.The rest of the activities carried out in Spain during the GMW were organised by the sixteen collaborators of the Financial Education Plan. The activities were aimed mainly at students in middle school and high school, but also to students in primary education, vocational training and students in the university. Among these activities, the following stand out: the AEB and Junior Achievement organised an online financial knowledge contest via Kahoot!, with the participation of 1500 young people, whose winner will represent Spain in the final of the European Money Quiz; the AFI Foundation has published two videos on its Instagram channel "Today I have fun with" about young people who explain personal finance tips in first person; CECA, through some of its associated financial entities, organised talks and workshops aimed at groups in vulnerable situations (such as people with intellectual disabilities, young people in high school, and the elderly); CONTEA Foundation held the workshop "Accounting: the selfie of the company" an educational and practical activity on the basic concepts of accounting and its extension to professional, personal, family or entrepreneurial life; the ERF Group held the Financial Education Olympics and gamified workshops, in which more than 400 students participated. The Financial Olympics provide an innovative approach to introducing economics to children and young people; FEBF held a conference on "Responsible Consumption Guidelines, Circular Economy and Saving" for primary school pupils; Fundación Mutualidad Abogacía programmed for the target audience (people with borderline intelligence) the implementation of a workshop of the Savings and Responsible Consumption Laboratory, as well as the dissemination of 3 videos with financial literacy tips on social media; ICREF organised several face-to-face workshops aimed at students in 4th ESO and 1st Bachillerato; IEF has launched a personal finance tik-tok channel in Catalan "5 cèntims" (@ief_5cts) with the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya and with the main objective of offering free content available to young people through a channel used by teenagers and young adults; UNACC in cooperation with UECOE has carried out two face-to-face workshops "Learn to save with Alejandro and Greta" and "Cooperating in your financial education" aimed at secondary school students; UNESPA carried out the "Risk and Me" programme, which aims to develop young people's critical thinking about risk and the importance of knowing how to manage their emotions and attitudes towards it, while discovering tools and resources for risk prevention, such as savings and mutualisation.

2022 Spain Global Money Week

GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:

  • Plan de Educación Financiera (national strategy for financial education in Spain) through its trademark Finanzas Para Todos, Banco de España, National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation (MAETD)

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA), Spanish Banking Association Foundation (AEB Foundation), National Union of Credit Unions (UNACC), Institut d'Estudis Financers (IEF), Finanzas para Mortales (UCEIF Foundation), Spanish Union of Teaching Cooperatives (UECOE), International Financial Analysts (AFI Foundation), Institute of Credit and Finance of the Region of Murcia (ICREF), MAPFRE Foundation, Foundation for Education in Accounting and Business Administration (CONTEA), Nantik Lum Foundation, ASUFIN Financial Users Association (ASUFIN), Adecose Foundation, Mutualidad Abogacía Foundation (Mutual Lawyers Foundation), Stock Market and Financial Studies Foundation (FBEF), Escuela de Jóvenes Emprendedores®, El Recetario Financiero®, Ayuntamiento de Benissa, Comarca de Somontano de Barbastro, IES Josep Iborra (Benissa, Alicante), IES Hermanos Argensola (Barbastro, Huesca), Benissa Digital

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • 26

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 4,402

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 1,349

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 48,807

Throughout Global Money Week 2022, 16 Spanish organisations arranged more than 100 activities. These included face-to-face and digital workshops, online contests, videos, distribution of learning materials, webinars, a visit to a stock exchange, content sharing on webpages and on social media. All activities reached more than 4,000 children and youth. Indirectly, about 50,000 youth and adults were reached. This year, some activities were carried out in-person, due to a better situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Banco de España was the national coordinator of GMW2022 in Spain, alongside with the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation (MAETD). Together they organised an in-person conference for 150 students at the winning school of the Spanish Financial Knowledge Contest 2021. During the event, there was an interesting debate about several topics regarding internet fraud, responsible consumption, saving for the future and cryptocurrencies. These three institutions, as the promoters of the national financial education strategy - Plan de Educación Financiera, also provided teaching materials to high school teachers, published several posts and online quizzes on Finanzas Para Todos, the webpage of the Plan de Educación Financiera, and on its social media platforms.

The rest of the activities carried out in Spain during GMW were organised by twelve collaborators of the Financial Education Plan. The activities were aimed mainly at youngsters in middle and high schools, but also to children in primary education, vocational training and students in the university. Among these activities:

  • AEB organised an online financial knowledge contest via Kahoot! with the participation of 1,800 young people. The winner represented Spain in the European Money Quiz finals.
  • CECA, together with its associated financial entities, organised talks and workshops aimed at vulnerable groups such as people with intellectual disabilities from youth to elderly. Workshops for high school students were organised, in which concepts related to financial education, cryptocurrencies, blockchain and NFTs were explained.
  • UNACC, through credit unions, organised workshops for high school students to make them aware of the importance of economics and the responsible use of personal finances.
  • Istitut d’Estudis Financiers (IEF) organised a workshop “The Circular Economy”, to raise awareness on the importance of applying responsible consumption in our daily lives to achieve a more sustainable world.
  • UCEIF Foundation organised training sessions dedicated to "Entrepreneurship for Employment" and "Sustainable Finance" for young people by trying to link these sessions to the digitisation.
  • AFI Foundation launched an Instagram channel "Today I Have Fun With" aimed at boys and girls between 14-25 years old. Different financial topics were shared, and a contest on cryptocurrencies and sustainable finance was organised.
  • ICREF organised the colloquium "Build Your Future" between high school students and the Regional Responsible of Economy and Finance of the region of Murcia.
  • CONTEA Foundation developed a video report “Accounting in Your Pocket” on the relationship between young people and money.
  • MAPFRE Foundation launched an online quiz and game called "Savings Roulette" via social networks in which participants who completed the game could enter into a later draw.
  • UECOE developed an initiative called "Economy for All" to enhance the financial culture in society, especially among high school students. It also created a comic about "Learn Finance with Alejandro and Greta" which could be used for financial education activities for primary school students.
  • Nantik Lum created a thematic video that addressed the issue of saving as a habit and a fixed expense within the personal budget.
  • ASUFIN published an infographic via social media to provide savings tips for the young students.
  • ADECOSE Foundation launched a campaign on TikTok to spread financial and insurance content to a young audience between 18-30 years old. The videos were made in English to ensure international dissemination.
  • Mutualidad Abogacía Foundation organised some activities for young people with intellectual disabilities. Two workshops on “Savings and Responsible Consumption Laboratory”, as well as the programming of a visit to the Madrid Stock Exchange.

With the help of the Townhall of Benissa, the Comarca de Somontano de Barbastro, organisation of La Escuela de Jóvenes Emprendedores and El Recetario Financiero more than 115 students participated in the Olympics of Financial Education, and gamified workshops in Alicante and Huesca to celebrate the Global Money Week. The Financial Olympics are an innovative way to introduce economics to children and young people. Through games, group dynamics and exercises, children and youngsters learn financial concepts while playing. All the activities promote the values of responsibility, solidarity, teamwork, effort and commitment. Learn more here.

2021 Spain Global Money Week

GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:

  • Bank of Spain (Banco de España), Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV)

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Finanzas para Todos (FxT), CECA (Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks), CaixaBank, Caixa Ontinyent, Fundación Ibercaja, Edufinet (an iniciative of Fundación Bancaria Unicaja), Institut d’Estudis Financiers, Finanzas para Mortales (an iniciative of Banco Santander), Fundación de Estudios Bursátiles y Financieros, FunFinance Academy

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • 10

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 2,138

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 391

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 820,000

To celebrate Global Money Week 2021, nine organisations joint forces planning events in Spain. The Bank of Spain collaborated with public authorities, NGOs, schools and universities. More than 2,000 children and youth were reached through several digital activities such as webinars, workshops, online competitions, and other events. More than 800,000 youth and adults were reached indirectly through media and social media campaigns.

The Bank of Spain published a post on the Banking Client Portal here to spread the word about Global Money Week, and encourage everyone to register for the GMW Global Launch that took place on March 22nd. Finanzas para Todos, the brand of the Plan de Educación Financiera, that is the Spanish national strategy for financial education, published the same post here.

In Spain, the nine organisations carried out numerous activities, aimed mainly at young people, but also at adults, SMEs, and people at risk of exclusion. Most of the organisers were formal collaborators of the Plan de Education Financiera.

Among the activities organised during the week featured: the CaixaBank Volunteer Programmeme, aimed at young people the ages of 15-16 and at risk groups; the dissemination campaign "Mucho por hacer” (“Much to do"), carried out in collaboration with the main Spanish media. Caixa Ontinyent organised courses for teachers of training cycles related to the economic or financial fields. Edufinet, an initiative of Fundación Bancaria Unicaja, launched a microsite called Edufitech on new technologies applied to finance. Moreover, Fundación Ibercaja organised workshops focused on managing the family economy and for SMEs. The Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA) coordinated activities of its member entities that participated in GMW2021. Finanzas para Mortales, an initiative of Banco Santander, launched a new FxM Challenge, a financial question and answer contest, as well as podcasts and videos on financial education. Institut d'Estudis Financiers organised a virtual visit to the Barcelona Stock Exchange, and training sessions on financial education and other current financial topics. The Bank of Spain and the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) participated in one of these online sessions. Besides, Fundación de Estudios Bursátiles y Financieros organised conferences and a virtual visit to the Spanish Equity Market. In addition, FunFinance Academy held an online masterclass and a poster competition on financial education.

2019 Spain Global Money Week

LEADING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Apprender Cuenta
  • Institut d'Estudis Financers (IEF)
  • PayPal

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • 3 Schools, Acis Artur Martorell, Agència Tributària de Catalunya, Borsa de Barcelona, Col·legi de Censors Jurats de Comptes de Catalunya, Col·legi Mary Ward, Col·legi Sant Josep Carmelites Missioneres, Col·legi Sil, Col·legi Verge de la Salut, Escola Garbí Pere Vergés Esplugues, INS Alella, Institut Català de Finances, Regina Carmeli Rubí, Sucursal de Barcelona del Banco de España, United Way Foundation

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 497

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 24 053

Apprender Cuenta
For GMW2019, Aprender Cuenta organised various activities aiming to involve children, along with their families. The goal was to make them aware about the importance of financial education in their lifetime, to improve their welfare and future opportunities. The volunteers of Aprender Cuenta organised 4 training workshops for children aged 12-16 years, on the slogan “Learn.Save.Earn”. The goal was to enhance their financial awareness in the terms of saving money, ethical use of money, and the means to use this knowledge throughout their lives. Furthermore, a seminar was conducted by the organisers for the children and their families, focusing on learning healthy financial habits together. Additionally, a conference specifically for the parents was organised, to teach them the importance of financial education in childhood.

PayPal
For Global Money Week 2019, PayPal Spain partnered with United Way Spain to reach 50 children and their teachers at two financial education sessions on how to earn, spend and save money safely.

Institut d'Estudis Financers (IEF)
Once again, the Institute of Financial Studies (IEF) organised many activities to celebrate GMW and promote financial education for young people. The activities included lectures on how to create a business plan, how macroeconomics and financing affect our daily lives, and news in Big Data and Fintech. In addition, workshops and special visits were organised at the Bank of Spain, the Barcelona Stock Exchange, the Agència Tributària de Catalunya, the Collegi de Censors Jurats de Comptes de Catalunya, and the Institut Català de Finances.

2018 Spain Global Money Week

LEADING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Aprender Cuenta (Financial Education and Entrepreneurship for Children)
  • European Financial Planning Association in Spain (EFPA Spain)
  • FunFinance Virtual Business School for Kids
  • Institute of Financial Studies (IEF)

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Barcelona Stock Exchange, Catalan Tax Agency, Central Bank of Spain, Ideorum, Professional College of Economics, 3 media organisations, 7 schools

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 327

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 42 530

European Financial Planning Association in Spain (EFPA Spain)
For GMW2018, the EFPA organised “The Importance of Financial Education in the Financial Service Sector” webinar, where participants from across Spain participated. The webinar covered the importance of financial education, advantages of clients’ financial literacy, and advice on how financial advisors can offer financial education. EPPA organised the first photograph competition to make a calendar for 2019. All EFPA volunteers could participate.

Aprender Cuenta (Financial Education and Entrepreneurship for Children)
Aprender Cuenta participated in the international GMW celebrations because they share the goal of promoting the economic education to citizens, and especially children and youth. During GMW2018, Aprender Cuenta’s mission was to reach the largest number of children with financial education and entrepreneurship training to so they can enjoy a happier and financially secure life, both now and in the future. A total of 150 students received training in financial education and, at the same time, learnt the values of responsibility, ethical use of money, perseverance, confidence, patience, caution, solidarity, honesty and fellowship.

FunFinance Virtual Business School for Kids
FunFinance offered business, finance and economics education for children. In FunFinance virtual classroom, children from different parts of the world learn together with a live tutor. For the opening of the Global Money Week FunFinance Virtual Business School for Kids organised a 3-hour seminar in Madrid for girls aged 12-15. During this event all participants had a chance to discuss the role of money in our lives and work on a budgeting exercise to calculate the life-long spending of a person. Furthermore, a Global Money Week Virtual seminar was organised, where children, aged 9-11, from different countries met through a videoconference. Two students presented the stories about money and businesses they had prepared and practiced in advance.

Institute of Financial Studies (IEF)
Each year IEF organises many activities to celebrate Global Money Week. In 2018 more than 230 students were involved in the special activities, which aim to promote financial education for youth. These activities include conferences on how to create a business plan and how macroeconomics affects our day-to-day life. Furthermore, special workshops and visits to the Barcelona Stock Market, the Professional College of Economics, the Catalan Tax Agency and the Bank of Spain in Catalonia were organised.

2017 Spain Global Money Week

LEADING ORGANISATIONS:

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

NUMBER OF CHILDRE REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 3 373

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 1 400

Aprender Cuenta:

Aprender Cuenta participated in these international celebrations, and we share the goal of promoting the importance of economic education amongst citizens, especially children and youth. The mission of Aprender Cuenta is to benefit the largest number of children, particularly young girls, through financial education and entrepreneurship, so they can enjoy a happier and more productive life in both in childhood and adult life.

During the week of GMW 2017 more than 200 children & youth in Madrid had fun training in financial education through the activities that Aprender Cuenta held.

We have organised various activities, which aim to involve both children and their families, to help them deal with situations they will encounter in their lives and give them the tools to improve their welfare and increase their future opportunities.

On March 27 -31 , We have held 10 training workshops using the slogan "Learn, Save, Earn" with students 12-17 years old from the public institute IES Valmayor.

The goal is to teach concepts that will face throughout life, such as monetary saving, but also to transmit values linked to financial education. These values include responsibility, honesty, ethical use of money, effort, solidarity, etc.

On March 30, we held a conference to educate the population on the importance of saving in their own lives. The conference was held in The Shed Coworking, a work and training space for entrepreneurs and other professionals.

We really appreciate the participation of IES Valmayor for their strong commitment to education. Thanks to the insights they have provided at forefront of educational innovation approaching, students now have useful tools for life.

2016 Spain Global Money Week

LEADING ORGANISATIONS:

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Caixabank, Banc de Sabadell, BBVA, Banco Santander, Caixa d’Enginyers, Institut Català de Finances, IES Valmayor - Initiative supported by Youth Council and Education Council of Valdemorillo (Madrid), CEIPE Juan Falcó, BMN, Fundación Cajasol, CajaGRANADA Fundación, Fundación CajaMurcia, Fundación Sa Nostra, FUNCAS , RNE (Radio Nacional de España), CaixaBank -“la Caixa” Foundation, ABANCA and Fundación Galicia Obra Social ( Afundacion), Fundación Bancaria Unicaja -Centro de estudios universitarios EADE, Barcelona Stock Exchange, social organisations and non-profit organisation from the IEF programme, escuela de jóvenes emprendedores (eje) de lanzarote, escuela de jóvenes emprendedores (eje) de la marina alta, ayuntamiento de calpe (alicante), ayuntamiento de teulada (alicante), ayuntamiento de benissa (alicante), ayuntamiento de viladecans (barcelona), colegio ceip manuel bru (benissa, alicante), colegio ceip cap d´or (moraira, alicante), ampa ceip manuel bru, ampa ceip pare melchor, colegio arenas internacional (lanzarote, i.canarias) , colegio ceip altamira (miranda de ebro, burgos), barymont & asociados, grupo ginestar, fernandez consulting, centre veterinari benissa, benissa digital

DATE OF THE EVENT:

  • 14th - 20th of March

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH ENGAGED:

  • 1 006 963

TOTAL INDIRECT REACHED:

  • 1 000 000

This year, a number of different actors participated in the GMW celebrations in Spain throughout the Week. Lead by the EFEC, Financial Education in the School of Catolonia, classroom visits by Oriol Junqueras, Vice President of the Catalan Government and Minister of Economy and Finance were conducted. Students also visited the Spanish Central Bank branch in Barcelona, and learnt about the life cycle of the coins and bills, manufacturing and circulation, storage and security features of the bill and more. Furthermore, about 80 students took part in EFEC’s “Smart Investment” programme in the Barcelona Stock Exchange; they visited the market floor and learnt about the operation of the stock markets. In addition to younger students, about 25 adult students took part in the EFEC’s workshop “domestic economy”, among other activities.

Aprender Cuenta participated in the international GMW as well. Aprender Cuenta conducted 18 training workshops under the slogan "I have healthy financial habits", 12 workshops in secondary education in the public institute IES VALMAYOR for children 12-13 years old and 16-17 years old and six workshops in primary education in the public school CEIPE JUAN FALCO for children 10-11 years old. A total of 270 students received two training workshops, the first about money and savings and the second on responsible consumption.

El Recetario Financero organised the Olympics of Financial Education as part of GMW. The Olympics of Financial Education was an innovative way to familiarize children with and make them more comfortable with money, while promoting a smarter and more ethical use of resources. In order to overcome challenges and to achieve their goals, the children had to apply personal core values: responsibility, solidarity, teamwork, effort and commitment.

CECA and its member, including BMN (Caja GRANADA Fundación, Fundación CajaMurcia, Fundación Sa Nostra), organised “Financial Education Days” and “Open Doors” in its own schools and other education centers. Radio shows were hosted to discuss the following topics: banking customers since childhood, the transcendence of having a bank account and how it encourages children to manage financial items; financial knowledge of Spanish youth in the European context. An entrepreneurship challenge, Desafío Emprende, also took place; a competition in which students had to submit their entrepreneurial projects with the aim of participating in an Educational Campus related to this issue. Overall, 1300 participated in this programme.

ABANCA and Fundación Galicia Obra Social (Afundacion) organised the lecture “Ready to take the leap? Financial needs in a lifetime”, which was addressed to high school seniors. The purpose was to raise the importance of responsible financial behaviour, especially within an increasingly uncertain framework for young people. Additionally, Fundación Bancaria Unicaja and Centro de Estudios Universitarios EADE organised an interactive financial education session aimed at university students, during which students had the opportunity to participate by answering questions about savings and financial products through a remote control. Furthermore, Fundación Cajasol organised a booth that introduced the audience to financial concepts through games that are on the website www.finanzasparatodos.es, as well as a financial education competition workshop for elementary students. Saving Steps, an infograma which aims to launch simple and direct messages on how to save, was also involved in GMW, sending out messages via social media to reach more people during the Week.

Aprender Cuenta has participated in these international celebrations because we share the goal of promoting the importance of economic education of citizens, and especially for children and youth. MISSION Aprender Cuenta is to benefit, through financial education and entrepreneurship, the largest possible number of children and girls so that they can enjoy happier and significant step both in children and in adult life. They conducted 18 training workshops voluntarily under the slogan "I have healthy financial habits", 12 workshops in secondary Education in the public institute IES VALMAYOR for children 12-13 years old and 16-17 years old; 6 workshops in primary Education in the public school CEIPE JUAN FALCO for children 10-11 years old. A total of 270 students have received 2 training workshops, first about money and savings and then on responsible consumption.

2015 Spain Global Money Week

PARTICIPANTS:

  • Institute of Financial Studies (IEF), El Recetario Financiero, Aprender Cuenta: Educación financiera para niños, Colegio publico Juan Falco, CECA, Fundación Caja Sol, KEEPUNTO, FNAC, Web Financial Group, Asociación Comerciantes de Arguelles, Colegio SEK el Castillo, Borsa de Barcelona

DATE OF THE EVENT:

  • 9th – 17th of March

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED:

  • 1 000 000

Many organisations throughout Spain took part in the Global Money Week celebrations. IEF, as part of their EFEC Programme, organised 361 financial literacy workshops. 144 volunteers from the financial sector shared their personal experiences and expertise in 94 Catalan High Schools. 5.878 students in their final academic year of Secondary School (15-16 years old), have been the beneficiaries of EFEC Programme during GMW2015. 80 teenagers from the High School Fort Pius in Barcelona attended an EFEC workshop at the Barcelona Stock Market. The workshop was focus to learn how to evaluate the risks to invest, “Intelligent Inversion”.

EFEC (Financial Education at Catalan Schools) is a pioneer programme sponsored by a public-private partnership that promotes corporate volunteer efforts and social responsibility of Spanish Financial Institutions. Since 2012, the Institute of Financial Studies (IEF) has managed the EFEC Programme (Financial Education at Catalan Schools). EFEC is a financial literacy programme promoted by the Catalan Government and six main financial institutions (Caixa Bank, Santander Bank, BBVA, Sabadell Bank, Caixa d’Enginyers and Institute of Catalan Finances, IFCO). EFEC Programme is addressed to students at Secondary Education (15 years old).

During Global Money Week 2015, more than 100 eight and eleven-year-old children from Madrid and Alicante played the “Olympics of Financial Education”. The Olympics of Financial Education are an innovative way to make children more familiar and comfortable with money, while promoting a smarter and ethical use of resources. In order to get over the entertaining challenges and achieve their goals, the children had to apply some personal core values: Responsibility, Solidarity, Teamwork, Effort and Commitment. At the end of the day, there were neither winners nor losers in this playful way of learning: no matter how many “chef coins” they got, all the children had gained valuable insights and were recognized as Mini-Financial Chefs. Participation in Global Money Week was possible thanks to the commitment and support of Barymont & Asociados, Fernandez Consulting and the Townhall of Benissa. This partnership allowed more than 115 children to participate on the Olympics of Financial Education.

Aprender cuenta made 10 workshop for 4 to 9 years old kids, on 13, 16 and 17 March joining academic contents with the GMW slogan “Save today, Safe tomorrow”. Tales were told, games were played and piggy banks were built during these workshops.

CECA organised a Financial Education workshop for elementary students with competition format (Your budget is in balance/¿Te salen las cuentas?). The objective of the workshop was for the primary students to understand some applications of mathematics that can be very useful in ordinary life.

Keepunto held and moderated an event about the Future of Money: “Save today Safe Tomorrow”. PayPal, Visa Europe, ThinkIds Projects and important speakers were invited to the panel. The event was held at FNAC bookstore in Plaza Callao, Madrid. From 9-17 March, Keepunto also released online daily challenges using the GMW 2015 theme: “Save today, Safe tomorrow.” to its more than 110,000 users between 14 and 24 years old. The user data base received an inbox message about Keepunto GMW2015 activities. Facebook and Twitter Keepunto users were informed about GMW 2015 in Spain. Keepunto also partnered with Web Financial Group (important network of finance web sites in Europe) to realize special content for GMW 2015 theme. Together with “Asociación de Comerciantes de Madrid-Argüelles” (Merchants Association of Madrid-Argüelles), more than 100 members among which it can be found El Corte Inglés (the biggest department store group in Europe) distributed GMW logos. SEK El Castillo School also launched 2 competitions with secondary schools students regarding entrepreneurship, and saving behaviour related to environment and recycling. The goal was to raise awareness of the need to save energy to produce less plastic and reducing the environmental impact of manufactures.

2014 Spain Global Money Week

PARTICIPANTS:

DATE OF THE EVENT:

  • 10th – 17th of March

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED:

  • 500

PRESS:

As part of the BBVA Valores de Futuro financial Education Programme, P.A.U. Education informed and motivated schools in Spain and Portugal to join this year’s global celebration. Information about the planned global activities and VIP Talks were published daily on social networks and on a blog dedicated to Spain’s Global Money Week programme.

During Global Money Week, Spanish and Portuguese schools were visited by BBVA volunteers who advised and guided primary and secondary students in the school’s saving campaign. More than 400 schools are currently participating in this ‘savings’ campaign’ initiative in both Spain and Portugal. During Global Money Week, 34 sessions were held in Spain and Portugal directly reaching around 750 students. In addition, in order to celebrate the international day of Consumer’s Rights on 15th March, an activity on responsible consumption was sent to schools to inspire teachers to adapt their lesson plans accordingly.

P.A.U Education also helped in the organisation of the exchange experiences between Spanish and Portuguese students with South American children and youth. This exchange allowed young people to engage with their peers in other countries on issues related to financial education, entrepreneurship and the role of banks in serving the best interests of children and youth. In addition, and as always, teachers participating in the Valores de Futuro programme were encouraged to develop any of the 63 activities proposed in the programme’s teacher book that aim to promote reflection on financial education’s important values such as solidarity, entrepreneurship, fair trade and responsible consumption.

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