Ireland

Participating organisations: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), schools Total number of participating organisations: Not reported Number of children and young people reached directly: 3,000 Number of adults reached directly: 5,000 Number of people reached indirectly: 8,000

MABS and Secondary Level Schools in Republic of Ireland took part in Global Money Week 2022. 23 MABS offices throughout the Republic of Ireland engaged with 50 secondary schools. The total number of students that took part was over 3,000. The MABS staff gave money management learning sessions to second level students.

The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is Ireland’s state funded organisation that assists those in debt or are in danger of getting into debt. MABS also has a responsibility for education in relation to money management. As part of GMW2022, staff from 23 MABS services throughout Ireland visited 50 secondary schools to deliver financial training and workshops on “prioritising spending”, “budgeting”, “savings”, “protecting our money”, “borrowing” and “cost of credit.”

From 21-27 March 2022, around 3,000 young people aged 14-18 participated in GMW during these MABS facilitated money management education sessions. Each student received a certificate of participation and completed a survey which will form part of a research project that will gauge teenage attitudes and experience of money and money management. Literature for families to assist in preparing financially for college was given to students after the sessions. Spending diaries were also given to students to assist with money management and prioritising spending.

The sessions were very well received by students and teachers and MABS staff delivering the money management sessions felt that the workshops, as part of Global Money Week, were extremely beneficial. MABS also supported schools to promote the GMW campaign on their own school websites and social media platforms.