Offer financial education to high school students

Offer financial education to high school students

Misinformation on basic economic and financial issues limits people’s ability to make responsible, conscious and competent decisions, they say from the NGO. Therefore, managing concepts and practices related to personal finance promotes autonomy in young people, gives them more confidence in their projects and offers them possibilities for a more sustainable future for themselves, their families and communities.

In this scenario, and in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 4, the foundation seeks to bring more and better lifelong learning opportunities to the entire country.

“Coming out of high school with knowledge about your personal finances has a real impact on young people’s lives; Having tools to manage money not only facilitates the management of a healthy economy, but also allows students to make conscious decisions that accompany their personal projects and make their goals come true,” he says. Noel Zemboraindirector of Junior Achievement in Argentina.

Programs are carried out in Junior Achievement Virtual Campus through synchronous and asynchronous classes that include audiovisual content, games, exchanges with invited professionals and dynamics that allow “learning by doing”.

The proposals are correlative and delve into the concepts according to the formative age, but they can also be implemented separately; they do not require previous knowledge, they are adapted to the school reality of each institution and can be worked on in different curricular and extracurricular spaces.

Founded in 1991 Junior Achievement Argentina It has offices in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Santa Fe and Salta. Since its foundation, it has carried out programs in 24 provinces of the country, reaching more than 900,000 students to date, thanks to the annual support of 3,000 volunteers and more than 300 sponsoring companies and organizations.

Source: Ambito

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