Impact area: Education & Employment

Problem Statement: Young people in Geneva/Switzerland need to strengthen their financials skills in order to set up basic and stable financial bases.

 
Proposed Solution: The Global Shapers Geneva Hub created the FinLit project to engage, facilitate and coach youth on financial survival fundamentals. Through this project, the hub sought to help youth develop a mindset for financial preparedness, resilience, and adaptability and reach a minimum level of financial understanding to be able to effectively use everyday financial products and plan their finances for the future.

Hub activities
- The project started in 2018 with the development of a curriculum including subjects such as personal budgeting, savings, total net worth, smart investments and much more. In early 2019, the FinLit project was presented to the University of Geneva, which welcomed the curriculum as an optional course for its students. The course received very positive feedback.

- By summer 2019, the FinLit project evolved into a social enterprise that has grown to deliver workshops to Forbes 500 companies worldwide including in Switzerland, the United States and Mexico.

Contact: Nayeli Kunz - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nayelikunz/