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Boosting Financial Literacy among young people seminar

The training activity took place
in Istanbul, Turkiye
organised by Turkish National Agency
8 - 10 June 2026
Reference person

Emine Seher Filiz

(NA responsable)
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Aims & objectives

To define the key components of financial literacy relevant to young people today.
To share non-formal education methods and tools for teaching financial management.
To discuss the challenges young people face regarding financial independence and debt.
To create new local and international projects focused on economic empowerment of youth.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

Youth workers, youth leaders and trainers.
Educators working directly with young people
Project managers interested in developing financial literacy initiatives.

Participating countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Turkiye.

Training methods used & main activities

The seminar was based on the principles of non-formal education. The program includes a mix of plenary sessions, workshops, simulation games, sharing of best practices and field visits. Active participation and learner-centred approaches are central to the flow of the activity.

Outcomes of the activity

Participants gained insights into the importance of financial education through theoretical and practical outputs from experts in the field and peer learning. They were also able to participate in some pedagogical sessions showing how to teach the topic to young people.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Monia Izabela Wisniewska was the only facilitator during the event. With the support of the Turkish National Agency team, she was responsible for the design of the seminar content, its implementation, communication with the keynote speakers and the final report. The NA team took responsibility for the logistical arrangements and the identification of potential keynote speakers. Y@W partnership did the quality check, the welcoming speech and the evaluation methodology.

I worked on this training for 2 days as a full time trainer.

Testimonial of the reference person

Monia was a hardworking and genuine facilitator who was easy to work with.

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