Global Money Week

Global Money Week
Observed by 118 countries
Date second week of March
Frequency annual

Global Money Week (GMW) is a global money awareness celebration that takes place every year during the 2nd week of March.[1] It is coordinated by the Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) Secretariat to raise awareness on Economic Citizenship and directly engage children and youth worldwide on the issue. The celebration of Global Money Week consists of a series of activities held at the regional, national and local level by the partners and stakeholders of the Child and Youth Finance Movement, and are geared toward engaging children, youth and their communities in learning about financial education and financial inclusion.[1]

According to the Global Money Week website, “The week brings the world one step closer to ensuring that every child will have access to financial services, financial awareness through education, a reliable source of income, and the will to save.” [2]

GMW in previous years

In 2013, GMW involved approximately 1 million children in 80 countries ranging across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Over 1000 activities were organized by 403 organizations, such as NGOs, central banks, Ministries of Finance, corporations and schools.[3]

GMW 2014 saw the participation of 3 million children, 118 countries, over 2000 activities and 490 organizations involved in the theme of enterprise: among those, central banks, governmental bodies, educational institutions.[4] The 2014 event saw a number of multi-sectoral organizations working together for the first time.[5]

CYFI has announced that GMW 2015 will be held 9–17 March 2015 and will promote the theme, “Save Today, Safe Tomorrow.” [6]

Types of activities

During Global Money Week children and youth are actively involved in the planning, organizing and in the actualization of the events.[2] Activities organized during GMW for children and youth are numerous and they include (among others): youth debates, talks by prominent public figures, webinars, visits to national banks, parliaments, stock exchanges, money museums and local businesses, exhibitions, artistic activities such as theatre plays and cartoons, contests and competitions, financial education games, charity fundraising, video making, radio and TV shows.[7]

Partners

The partners that have taken part in the last editions of GMW, organizing and hosting the events, range from central banks to Ministries of Finance and Education, NGOs, schools, corporations, professional bodies and media. The partners include civil society organizations such as Aflatoun, Children International, Save the Children and World Vision.[4] Notable financial institutions have participated in Global Money Week, such as ING Group, NASDAQ OMX Group, VISA, MasterCard and NYSE Euronext[8] as well as stock exchanges in many countries like Belgium, Lithuania, Kenia, Malaysia, Sweden and the UK, to name a few.[9] A full list can be found online.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Global Money Week". Childfinanceinternational.org. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  2. 1 2 "About". Globalmoneyweek.org. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Global Money Week Report 2013" (PDF). Childfinanceinternational.org. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  4. 1 2 "Civil Society". Globalmoneyweek.org. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  5. ↑ "GMW Report 2014 (English) by Child & Youth Finance International". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Connect with GMW 2014" (PDF). Globalmoneyweek.org\accessdate=2015-06-12.
  7. ↑ "2015 Global Money Week Toolkit" (PDF). Globalmoneyweek.org\accessdate=2015-06-12.
  8. ↑ "Financial Institutions". Globalmoneyweek.org. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  9. ↑ "Stock Exchanges". Globalmoneyweek.org. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  10. ↑ "Stock Exchanges". Global Money Week. Retrieved 2015-06-12.

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