Serbia

Participating organisations: Casa Forte ltd, Center for Financial Education and Empowerment (CEFIN), Erste Bank, VIPOS school, National bank, Economic faculty Belgrade, Economic Faculty Kragujevac, Singidunum University, Youth Economy Forum, Koreni, BizLife, Ekonomski Online, Nova Ekonomija, Biznis, Moja Baza, Association of Serbian Banks, Krojačeva škola, Centar za mame (Center for moms), Western Serbia Academy of Applied Studies Valjevo Department, Casa Forte, Valjevo School of Economics, Association of Serbian Banks b.a., Association for the Economic Empowerment of Women ZEM Valjevo Total number of participating organisations: 20 Number of children and young people reached directly: 560 Number of adults reached directly: 2,755 Number of people reached indirectly: 71,000

Center for Financial Education and Empowerment (CEFIN) and its partners organised an event focused on financial education at Nova Iskra on March 24th. It was live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube. Guest speakers from Erste bank, Association of Serbian Banks, Kroja eva škola, Centar za mame (Center for moms) and CEFIN shared their knowledge and experiences how to learn, save and earn more. During the programme the following was presented:

• “Children’s Financial Literacy” guide with tips and tricks for parents • “We and Our Financial Health” discussion on how we take care of our financial health by setting goals, budgeting, saving, earning, and more. • Presentation of the #ErsteZnali online financial education platform and a fun, educational mobile game called “ uvari Zmajevog blaga“ for the youngest.

To mark the 10th anniversary of Global Money Week, consulting company Casa Forte held a LinkedIn event. This was followed by over 500 group members and 83 participants directly. The panellist discussed on the topic of “Build Your Future, Be Smart About Money.” Each participant received an e-book called “Step forward, SME Development Handbook” and a certificate of participation. Through the promotional campaign, mailing list of BizLife magazine and event report more than 20,000 individuals were indirectly reached.

During GMW2022, HRH Princess Ljubica Karadjordjevic addressed that financial independence is the path to freedom where financial literacy and security are at the core of it.

Throughout Global Money Week 2022, Western Serbia Academy of Applied Studies Valjevo Department had two events. These were organised in collaboration with the National Bank of Serbia. One of the events focused on board game tournaments such as “Finances for Later” followed by workshops on “Me and My Budget”. The other event highlighted “Smart Careers, Digital assets” in the light of accounting regulation, finance for non-financiers.