Project term: 01.10.2014-31.12.2020
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan remain among the economically weakest countries of the former Soviet Union. Many places lack secure income perspectives and financial literacy is often weak. A responsible approach to money is key to prosperity and a self-determined life.
The overall aim of the project is to strengthen the financial sector and to introduce international standards meanwhile support financial literacy of the population. The activities focused on three aspects:
- Introduction of dual vocational training in the financial sector
- Financial education for youth
- Promoting the idea of saving and introduction of World Savings Day
More than 1,900 young bankers in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan completed their dual vocational training. During the training they were able to improve their theoretical knowledge of bank management in practice. The focus laid on providing needs-oriented customer consultation. With training locations in the urban centres and in rural areas, young professionals were given new career prospects. 80 % of the graduates are still employed in the financial sector two years after completing the dual training. 85 % of the participants confirm that their professional development was promoted. 65 % say that their income situation has improved.
The financial literacy programme contributes to learning how to responsibly handle money from an early age. The activities are firmly integrated in the school curriculum. Interested pupils can extend their knowledge in after-school circles. 33 trained multipliers passed on their knowledge to 1,095 teachers. They taught 74,800 pupils. Interactive teaching materials and field visits were used to increase the fun of learning. Learning progress monitoring, which takes into account the findings of the PISA study, shows the success of the project. In Kyrgyzstan, the financial literacy programme is in line with the government's financial literacy strategy 2016-2020.
