Project Number
101195641 - SMP-CONS-2024-EDU
Funding
SMP Project Grants
Duration
01/04/2025-30/09/2026
Partnership
ASSOURT (Italy) is a non-profit association founded in 2002, with the aim of pursuing social solidarity and the protection of civil rights. AssoURT aims to protect, by any legitimate means, especially through the use of legal instruments, the promotion of legal initiatives for the safeguarding of the rights and interests of users of radio, television, and online programming, whether public or private. AssoURT works to enhance the role of citizens as participants in communication processes, monitors advertising to ensure it operates and takes place in compliance with legal regulations, and promotes initiatives and interventions with the public and institutional bodies for the protection of collective interests.
BNAAC (Bulgaria) - The Bulgarian National Association Active Consumers was established in 1998 with the aim of protecting consumers’ rights and interests by:
- providing information that supports consumers’ choices in the market,
- giving assistance to consumers with infringed rights and interests – consultation and legal assistance for claiming in-court and out-of-court procedures and
- lobbying for the improvement of the legislation – representing consumers’ interests in public policy and legislative process.
https://aktivnipotrebiteli.bg/
CRE.THI.DEV (Greece) - Creative Thinking Development is a non-profit company which focuses on research, as well as development of studies and action plans mainly in the fields of life-long learning, culture, environmental protection, innovation, employment, local development, health and sports. Through networking and cooperation efforts among authorities, organizations, business associations, on a local, regional, national, European, and international level, research and training collaborative projects with universities, companies, public authorities, and training centers, CreThiDev seeks to actively facilitate the exchange of knowledge, good practices and expertise, for the promotion of life-long learning, respect of basic human rights, environmental support and sustainable development, local development and employment, health and wellbeing, equal opportunities, social inclusion as well as technology and innovation. In this context,
IDEE IN FUGA: is a social cooperative working for social inclusion of disadvantaged people and minorities, to include them in the society and give them dignity trough the work, promoting their health and social condition. The cooperative is very active on its territory organizing social activities in the framework of structured projects. Idee in Fuga wants to train responsible leaders by giving them the tools to be promoters of a change that is necessary today, and accompany them in the development of sustainable projects. The organization carries out research and social promotion in order to produce information to support the decision-making system of its members and to create social models that can be replicated throughout the country.
https://www.ideeinfugacoop.it/
Links
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Financial Literacy and Empowerment for At-Risk Youth
Financial markets have become increasingly complex and, therefore, a comprehensive financial education process is needed to make informed decisions about all aspects that involve personal finances.
However, financial education is especially low in young adults at social risk. Research shows that this group must make economic decisions and deal with financial products without having the basic knowledge. At the same time, the inclusion of the voices of young adults is not considered in the elaboration of curricula on financial education, which is essential to give a real answer to their needs and that would allow them to be more active, independent and entrepreneurs.
FLEARY project wants to respond to the need to provide the economic and financial and digital knowledge to consumers that can be particularly vulnerable and need specific safeguards, as young people, which should constitute the minimum cultural background that future savers must have in order to better manage their finances.
The objective of the proposal is then to bring young people closer to the increasingly important and current topic of saving and investment, in a simple and accessible way, helping to fill a gap in financial education that historically exists between young Europeans.
Project activities are:
· Financial Literacy curriculum co-creation: elaboration of a methodology and a curriculum through the development of a participatory process with young adults at risk in different partner organizations.
· Organisation of national seminars: to multiply the effect of the co-creation process developed by the project and of its curriculm and to improve capacity and expertise of professionals active in consumer education and consumer advice.
· Creation of an information and awareness campaign on the main social media ( Facebook, Twitter, Instagram): creation of a social media campaign aimed at informing citizens and educating them on a conscious approach to consumption.