Items tagged ‘colombia’
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Savings Demand Assessment Blog Series Launch: YouthSave Boosts Youth Financial Participation
Lissa JohnsonA recent report dispels the myth that kids can’t save. In fact, younger youth (those under 13) save more than older youth. Parents also play an imp... -
The End of YouthSave Colombia?
YouthSave's last event in Colombia was bittersweet for YouthSave staff, partners and participants as it marked the beginning of the end for YouthSa... -
Global Money Week 2014
Global Money Week, a yearly worldwide celebration organized by the Child and Youth Finance International Secretariat aimed at empowering "the next ... -
The Global Assets Project 2013 Recap is Out!
Youthsave ConsortiumWe are pleased to announce that New America's Global Assets Project has just released its latest newsletter, recapping the past year jam-packed wit... -
El Ahorro es Importante - Saving is Important
Alejandra MontesJust this past May we were very proud to announce that Colombia received the country award for their 2013 Global Money Week activities during the s... -
Colombia Wins Global Money Week Award
Alejandra Montes Dasha KosmyninaAt the second annual Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) Summit awards ceremony, held last week in Istanbul, Colombia received an award fo... -
Financial Education as a Strategy to Promote Savings: New Lessons From ADOPEM
Alejandra Montes Saenz Rani DeshpandeThe extent to which financial education can actually motivate savings is a critical question for many parts of the financial inclusion field – from... -
YouthSave’s Multi-Stakeholder Meeting Convenes Financial Capability Experts in Colombia
Alejandra Montes SaenzOn June 14th, Save the Children in Colombia hosted the first YouthSave Multi-Stakeholder Meeting (MSM), which brought together representatives from... -
Towards a New Model for International Research Collaboration: Reflections on the April YouthSave Research Advisory Council Convening and Symposium
Julia Stevens Li ZouOn April 17, 2012, a Symposium on International Research and Innovation at Washington University in St. Louis highlighted the experiences and insig... -
Savings Song Launches YouthSave's Financial Education Workshops in Colombia
Alejandra Montes SaenzAs part of the overall Financial Capability strategy for Colombia, Save the Children has conducted several launch events in the same schools where ... -
Contrasting Lessons from Colombia´s Economic & Financial Education Workshop with the Citi–FT Financial Education Summit
Alejandra MontesRecently, Jaya Burathoki, Save the Children Project Manager in Nepal, blogged about the highlights from the Citi – FT Financial Education Summit in... -
Context Matters for Youth Saving: Early Findings on Institutional Context in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal
Julia Stevens Sarah MeyersAn elementary school student in Nepal might stash some coins in a clay bank called a Khutruke; a teenager in Ghana might entrust her extra savings ...