ENSURING GMW IS INCLUSIVE

PORTUGAL

In preparation for GMW, the Portuguese financial supervisors organised a training session on the “Todos Contam Lesson Plans” for the trainers of the Alto Comissariado para as Migrações (ACM), enabling them to use these resources to deliver financial education content to young people who are out of school and face socio-economic vulnerabilities. This target audience integrates the ACM’s “Programa Escolhas”, whose mission is to promote social integration, equal opportunities in education and employment, and fighting social discrimination.

ZIMBABWE

As part of the GMW activities, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe visited 21 rural primary and secondary schools. In Zimbabwe, the rural population is largely financially excluded and financial literacy levels are very low. The Reserve Bank developed GMW content on the role of the Reserve Bank, the architecture of the banking sector, of various financial products available for young people including savings and investments. The content was crafted into jingles and broadcast on four radio stations in both English and local languages to enable communication with the marginalised rural communities.