Reflections over 10 years of financial education: an exhibition was shown in Hong Kong and Phnom Penh in 2015 and Kinshasa in 2016 to challenge our views on finance in our lives. This exhibition is now available online: …
Last November we triggered a long silence in our usually lively training room using cards printed on both sides (like the one displayed here): university students had just done their …
What do you want to achieve with your financial education project? Defining clear goals will make your project focused, measurable… and successful. For example, if your target group is heavily indebted, focusing the programme on …
At home, in the streets, in our cupboards and on our screens, our landscapes are filled with advertising: pictures nudging us to buy this, eat that or use this service: …
Today, Mr. S., farmer and father of three, is attending a financial literacy workshop. As the facilitator introduces himself, Mr. S’s mind wanders. He left his wife and eldest son …
Needs and wants have become the pillar of any financial education programmes. If we want to control our spending, before buying something, we should first think whether it is a …
On July 9th 2014, the OECD released the PISA financial literacy assessment of students. It is the first of its kind at that scale: around 29 000 students in 13 OECD …
Say “ Entrepreneur” and words like “innovative”, “risk-taker”, “future-minded” will come to mind. Say “Entrepreneur” and an image of independent, innovative and positive-minded person ready to take charge of her/his …
Literacy is being able to read and write; maths literacy is being able to count and master simple operations; but what is financial literacy? This phrase appeared in the late 1990s and …
Blue or black pen? Rice or noodle? Most of our decisions are not rational. When we choose something, we often let the intuitive part of our brain decide. We don’t …
