Ghana

Participating organisations: AIESEC in Ghana, JA Ghana, Young Investors Network, St. Peter’s Anglican 1 JHS, Young Scholars Academy, Ghanaian Child School, Christ Ministry International, My Vision Academy, Richard Akwei Memorial Basic School, Compassion International, UMB Investment Holdings, University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast, University of Professional Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Concern For Action In Our Community-Ghana (Confac-Gh), BIBA Transformations, Kf & Trading, CONFAC-GH and Moon Light school Navrongo Total number of participating organisations: 18 Number of children and young people reached directly: 1,669 Number of adults reached directly: 350 Number of people reached indirectly: 14,100

During the campaign week, AIESEC in Ghana held a radio talk show on financial literacy and reasons why it is essential to build your future and be smart about money. Based on the radio statistics, the programme reached about 5,000 people. Moreover, AIESEC in Ghana collaborated with Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana and organised a webinar and in-person event. The online lesson included panellists and a keynote speaker. This event was also streamed live on Facebook with a maximum reach of 2,663 viewers. The in-person event had 245 participants from which majority were students from primary and secondary schools. There was a dedicated financial literacy WhatsApp group with 99 people to share various matters.

The Young Investors Network (YIW) kick-started their Global Money Week campaign on 24 March. On the first day, YIN visited St. Peter’s Anglican 1 JHS and Young Scholars Academy in Ofankor and then Ghanaian Child School the next day. An estimated total of 200 students were addressed. The students showed a great interest in the subject. It was definitely no surprise that they were curious about the Save a Cedi a Day challenge. It was a challenge where around 40 students would give their deposits to the teacher and at the end of each week, funds would be transferred to UMB Investment Holdings.

On Saturday, volunteers took turns to lead interactive sessions with the students. Youth learned about financial literacy; pocket money management, the importance of budgeting, savings and investments. As part of the day’s activities, there was four breakout sessions where youth participated in the educative game ‘Shika Tse’. In addition, each group led by a volunteer discussed a case study and presented their solutions. The group with the best presentation received an award. School students were awarded certificates of participation in GMW.

On March 29th, YIN visited Richard Akwei Memorial School and held a session for about 240 students. Youth learned about the importance of budgeting their pocket money and saving. The Junior Investors Club idea was also presented to the students.

For the tertiary students, YIN’s team organised both in-person and virtual workshops. Speakers shared insights into savings and investment opportunities in the country, stock market, and the various carriers in the financial sector and the skills needed to succeed in the financial sector.

During Global Money Week 2022, CONFAC-GH, BIBA Transformations, KF and Trading came together to offer financial literacy awareness for Moon Light School in Navrongo.