The Global Impact of Aflatoun: from Togo to Costa Rica

Aflateen+ in Togo : 4.617 Adolescents Empowered with Life Skills, Financial and Entrepreneurship Education

"The arrival of Aflatoun at my school contributed positively to changing the behaviour of young people. Now with savings, everyone tries to achieve something"

That is how a student from the high school "La Croissance" outside of Lomé, Togo, describes her experience of the Aflatoun programmes. The teachers are implementing Aflateen+ in her school, the curriculum aimed to transform the lives of young girls and boys through Social and Financial Education. The curriculum focuses on human rights and responsibilities, sexual and reproductive health rights, personal finances, careers, planning for the future, and other crucial competencies for youth to become agents of change for their future.

This curriculum has been implemented through the partnership with our local partner FESEN in Togo, and in other two countries through CAMIDE-GAP in Mali and ADEN in Niger, under the project supported by Dubai Cares .

The impact has been incredible and the learners shared what has changed for them before and after the programme. They noticed a positive change in behaviour and attitudes, some have set up their small businesses to save money and plan for the future, and some have developed a passion for gardening and farming.

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Fundación PANIAMOR is our Partner of the Week

We are happy to highlight our partner Fundación PANIAMOR from Costa Rica in our Partner of the Week campaign.

It was established in 1987 as a non-governmental organization committed to promoting the rights of children and adolescents in Costa Rica. The foundation aims to foster a culture that emphasizes?the importance of children and adolescents’ rights in both political and social realms. To achieve this,? Fundación PANIAMOR forms collaborative partnerships that drive innovation and?advances human?rights.?PANIAMOR asserts that advocating?for the right to financial education is, in itself, a catalyst for cultural transformation, beginning from early childhood.?In addition, adults must strengthen their socio-economic competencies and actively support children in developing these skills.

Since 2009, Fundación PANIAMOR has partnered with Aflatoun.?In 2013,?they started implementing the Aflatot curriculum?for Latin America as part of their?Recreating Value Model.?The?programme?benefited?47,812 children. Since then, PANIAMOR has successfully integrated Aflatot into the?official curriculum of the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Education?at the?preschool level. Since the beginning of 2023, the implementation of this curriculum in classrooms has gradually expanded, ultimately reaching the target population of?114,547 children?aged 4 to 6,?enrolled in public schools.

Read more about Fundación PANIAMOR's amazing achievements here !

The Global Social and Financial Skills Conference is approaching this autumn - Stay tuned for more news!

Aflatoun International is organising the 6th bi‐annual Global Social and Financial Skills Conference to bring together experts and practitioners worldwide to share knowledge and best practices to empower children and young people with social and financial skills.

The conference will build on the 2022 Transforming Education Summit and the United Nations Secretary General Vision Statement on Transforming Education, underlining the importance of social‐emotional, financial and entrepreneurship skills as key elements of transformed education systems, recognizing that these 21st-century skills are crucial to prepare children and youth for the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

The conference will be a platform for sharing the latest research and innovations in social, financial and entrepreneurship education, and promoting collaboration and partnerships between organizations in this field. We expect 400 people from 75 countries are expected to participate during the three‐day event.

Don't wait and register now to participate in #TransformingEducation event in Utrecht on November 1-3 2023!