Guinea

Participating organisations: Ministère de la jeunesse et des sports), National Fund for the Integration of Young People (Fonds National pour l’Insertion des Jeunes) (FONIJ)Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée (BCRG), United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Institut Supérieur des Arts Mory Kanté de Dubréka (ISAMK-D), schools Total number of participating organisations: 4 Number of children and young people reached directly: 40,500 Number of adults reached directly: 87 Number of people reached indirectly: 6,000

To mark the start of Global Money Week 2022, representatives from the National Fund for the Integration of Young People (FONIJ) accompanied by the Youth Advisor of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MJS) and the UNCDF participated in a television panel on the set of the RTG Koloma to share information on the GMW campaign. During the panel discussion, GMW overview, facts about financial education among Guinean children and young people, support by the government and international institutions and different financial education topics about currency, money, savings, credit and loan were highlighted.

In addition, UNESCO together with the Higher Institute of Arts Mory Kanté of Dubréka (ISAMK-D) organises a conference for youth focusing on the theme of “Access of SMEs to financial services.” The conference included several speakers and was moderated by an inspector from the Directorate for the Supervision of Inclusive Financial Institutions at the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (BCRG). The event objective was to explain to students the situation in Guinea in terms of banking rates as well as financial support available for self-employment.

Held at the Maison des Jeunes in the Prefecture of Dubréka, the financial education games took place on March 31. These games were a fun and interactive way for trainers of the FONIJ to teach students about the concepts of money, currency, the importance of saving and investing.

In order to spark an interest in local children about Guinea’s currency, the FONIJ in collaboration with the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (BCRG) organised a visit to the currency museum for students and their supervisors from eleven schools of the Prefecture of Dubréka. The purpose of this visit was to trace the origin of the Guinean currency since its creation. This activity was part of the BCRG’s overall aim to raise awareness and interest in the population regarding money, savings and investment. The day ended with a donation of teaching materials to students and to the Prefectural Directorate of Education of Dubréka.