More than 6,300 secondary school students have received financial education in the eighth edition of ‘Your finances, your future’, a program promoted by the Spanish Banking Association (AEB) and its Foundation, in collaboration with the Junior Achievement Foundation, which takes place in secondary school classrooms throughout the national territory.
Since its launch in 2014, more than 52,900 students have benefited from the ‘Your finances, your future’ initiative, the result of the long-term commitment of the AEB and its partner banks to increase citizens’ understanding of financial products and services.
A total of 563 volunteers from 18 banking entities have delivered workshops, both in person and online, during this 2021/22 academic year to students from 146 educational centers in 35 Spanish provinces, contributing to the development of healthy financial habits in adolescents.
To introduce students aged 13 to 15 to economic and financial knowledge, the 297 programs have addressed how to create a family budget, how to avoid online scams, how to shop responsibly, and why it is necessary to save to better face unforeseen events and achieve financial independence, among other issues.
The program, which aims to encourage young people to reflect on the importance of financial education in their lives, featured volunteers in this edition from Abanca, Banca March, Banco Caminos, Banco Santander, Bankinter, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Citi, Credit Suisse, CUNEF, Deutsche Bank, Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar, ING, Mediolanum, Renta 4, Banco Sabadell, Société Générale, Singular Bank, and U.C.I, as well as the Spanish Banking Association.
The president of the AEB and its Foundation, Alejandra Kindelán, highlighted the purpose of promoting financial education as a “fundamental lever for developing financial habits that will be useful at all stages of their lives.” Furthermore, she underlined the positive impact that ‘Your finances, your future’ has on student learning, improving their performance and educational expectations.
For her part, the general director of the Junior Achievement Spain Foundation, Lucía de Zavala, stated that “the main objective is to provide students with the knowledge that will allow them to make financial decisions in a thoughtful and informed manner. These are concepts they can already begin to adopt in their daily lives, which undoubtedly help them make decisions and prepare them for their future.”
