Life Skills and Financial Education
MLC VANGUARD | Created by Aflatoun International
Aflatoun empowers millions of children and young people (both in & out of school) with social, financial & entrepreneurial skills so they become agents of their own future. Aflatoun applies the flexible, low cost/high impact Social Franchise model, which facilitates strong South-South cooperation, and builds resilience amongst children and youth.
5,600,000 Lives Impacted
In order to ensure long-lasting and sustainable solutions, the Aflatoun programmes provide social & financial education for children and young people in both formal & non-formal settings. Children are inspired to discover their talents & put them to use, to stand up for their rights and those of their communities, and to tackle societal problems. They learn how to save, how to budget and how to set up social and financial enterprises that benefit themselves and their communities.
For example, in Cameroon, Aflatoun works with the Zenü Network organising after school clubs in 168 schools reaching 8464 students. These clubs organise activities around life skills, responsible resource management (21st Century Skills). Building on this experience, Aflatoun works with the Ministry of Secondary Education and Teacher Trade Unions to integrate life skills and financial education into the national curriculum, expecting to reach 350,000 annually.
In the Philippines, Aflatoun works with the National Confederation of Cooperatives building the capacity of more than 500 local cooperatives and 3000 schools rolling-out social & financial education, reaching more than 500,000 children. A tripatriate agreement between the Department of Education, NATCCO and Aflatoun, this collaboration aims to integrate concepts of life skills and financial education into the national curricula in the Philippines.
The Innovation
Aflatoun is an innovative, bottom-up network of 300+ interconnected partner organisations, including NGOs, CSOs, Ministries of Education, Central Banks and international agencies. Using the Social Franchise Model, Aflatoun supports partners with technical assistance, development and contextualisation of materials such as curricula, and training teachers in the use of our methodology and content. With a focus on building capacity on the ground through investing in local master trainers, the International Secretariat and Aflatoun Implementing Partners rely on a reciprocal commitment to supporting each other.
We offer curricula that is child-centered and grounded in social and financial learning, including:
Social and Financial education curricula for Aflatot (ages 3-6), Aflatoun (ages 6-14), Aflateen (ages 15-18), Aflateen+ through a gender lens, and AflaYouth (ages 16-24), with many translated into popular regional languages such as Spanish, French, Arabic, and Russian.
Supplements covering topics such as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), Life Skills and Financial Education for Peace, Child Protection, Violence Protection, Community Engagement, The Environment, Positive Lifestyles, Transforming Agribusinessses, Labour Migration, and ‘Back to School’ Teacher Preparedness Training post-pandemic.
About Aflatoun International
VISION: Socially and economically empowered children and young people who act as agents of change in their own lives for a more equitable world.
MISSION: Ensure access to quality, inclusive, child-centred social and financial education for all children and young people, especially the most vulnerable.
We directly contribute to the achievement of SDGS 1, 4, 5, 8, 10
Our key principles are:
1) Open source: Materials are provided to partners for free. In return, partners share innovations. 2) Partner input: Partners share experiences & participate in learning visits. 3) Coordinated communications: The Secretariat facilitates communication between and amongst itself and partners, including providing frequent network updates. 4) Equality: We have a diverse network, all of whom are considered equals in collaboration. 5) Consensus building: We use a participative method of operation. At its heart, the movement is about children.
Implemented in
Aflatoun’s innovation has been implemented in 102 countries across the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and Central Asia, and MENA.
