14.11.2023
GELi is conducting Financial Literacy meetings at Georgian public schools, supporting partners are Bank of Georgia, USAID Civic Education Program, PH International,
GELi will visit 11 regions of Georgia to hold 26 meetings at schools. Each regional meeting covers schools from neighboring towns and villages, total number of schoolchildren participating can reach 3 thousand and only 7-12 graders attend. GELi speakers will talk to students about key ideas of personal finance, budgeting principles, importance and role of savings for achieveing financial viability of personal goals. Meetings last an hour and priority is to engage children in discussions and that they reach important findings and conclusions by the end of the meeting. In addition GELi take this opportunity to spread work among schoolchildren and school teachers about importance of economics literacy, Common Sence Economics, and GELi activities.
“In the modern world, people often have to make important decisions for which financial literacy plays a crucial role. Therefore, such knowledge is important for the long-term sustainable success of a citizen. The mission of our organization, GELi, is to spread financial and economic literacy among schoolchildren“. – Levan Pavlenishvili