Kosovo

GMW national coordinator: Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo Participating organisations: Kosovo Banking Association (KBA), schools Total number of participating organisations: 2 Number of children and young people reached directly: 200 Number of adults reached directly: 1,000 Number of people reached indirectly: 1,200

Throughout Global Money Week 2022, the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo (CBK) and the Kosovo Banking Association created memorable financial education moments through play, art, conversation, entertainment and lectures for kids and youngsters of different municipalities in the country.

Some activities held in Kosovo included:

• The award ceremony of the competition “Build your future, be smart about money!” dedicated to 4th and 5th grade students of primary schools, where the five winning students of this competition were hosted at the CBK premises and received prizes for their evaluated works.

• Students of the 6th grade of the primary school “Loyola” in Prizren were welcomed in the local “Financial Education Centre” of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo. Students had the opportunity to hear a lecture on money value, history, the importance of having a mutually acceptable exchange/trading mean, the role and functions of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo, the use of the euro currency in the country, and many other topics of economic importance.

• Visit to an elementary school “Emin Duraku” in Shtime, where students listened to lectures on various topics such as: what does financial education mean? How important it is for students to be financially educated in the future? Personal financial management, behaviour/ relationship with financial institutions, savings, cost management, etc.

• Kosovo Banking Association (KBA) organised many outdoor activities for kids from three different municipalities, Pristina, Prizren and Mitrovica. The evens were dedicated for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. They had a chance to dance, play “Penny drop” game, meet a mascot, draw in colouring books, and more. KBA also distributed financial education materials, savings tool and chocolate money coins. Kids had the chance to create unforgettable memories and learn playfully the importance of saving money through games.

• Lecture for Faculty of Education students of “Fehmi Agani” university in Gjakova. The lecture was about the role and functions of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo in the economy, the structure and functioning of the financial sector in Kosovo, as well as other relevant topics. The session included many questions and requests addressed to various areas related to the financial sector.