2023 Mauritius Global Money Week
GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:
- Bank of Mauritius
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:
- JA Mascareignes, Future Hope, Maouvement Pour le Progress De Roche Bois
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:
- 5
NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:
- 37
NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:
- NA
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:
- NA
During the GMW, students had the opportunity to visit the Bank of Mauritius, to learn about the history of money, participate in activities in schools about financial education and learn about savings through games.
2022 Mauritius Global Money Week
GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:
- Bank of Mauritius
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:
- Junior Achievement Mascareignes, Mouvement Pour Le progress De Roche Bois, Riviere Noire Government School, Royal College of Curepipe school, Royal College of Port Louis school, Queen Elizabeth College, Universal College, St Mary's College, Lycée La Bourdonnais, New Educational College, Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, Le Défi media, Le Mauricien media, L'Express media
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:
- 15
NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:
- 468
NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:
- 1,465
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:
- 2,880
The Bank of Mauritius, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Global Money Week with a series of activities to promote financial literacy. Students from secondary schools were invited for a guided tour in the Bank of Mauritius Museum to learn about the history of currency in Mauritius with more than 500 artefacts exhibited. Lectures conducted by staff members covered, amongst others, the role and functions of the Bank and savings and investment. Furthermore, students were briefed on banknote security features in an attempt to create awareness on the fight against banknote counterfeiting.
Government Riviere Noire's provided students with an introduction to personal economics and the choices consumers make to meet their needs and wants. It also introduced students to the role of money in society while providing them with practical information about earning, saving, and sharing money.
Different students participated in the Financial Talk that took place at Mouvement Pour Le Progres De Roche Bois. They also played “Needs and Wants Game” through which they become aware that all families need food, clothing, and shelter to live and must earn money to pay for what is needed. After the sessions, students were able to demonstrate the difference between needs and wants and explain why families must earn money for the things they need and want. In the second part of the event, the aim was to give youth a concrete picture of the circulation of money by showing them where it comes from and how it passes from hand to hand as a currency for the exchange of products and services. The students grasped the notions of money, banks, companies, products and services, and money flows.
Furthermore, the fun quiz was launched during GMW2022 using Kahoot on social media. The Quiz questions covered financial topics followed by an explanations and answers.
Puzzle game was also used on the "I am a puzzle game" website to create a unique puzzle where everyone could complete it with the help of financial tips they could read and save as well.
2021 Mauritius Global Money Week
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:
- Junior Achievement Mascareignes
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:
- Not reported
NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:
- 17
NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:
- Not reported
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:
- 100
The planning of Global Money Week 2021 in Mauritius was affected by the country going into lockdown just a few weeks before the event as a result of the second wave of COVID-19. JA Mascareignes focused therefore on online activities, posting "Financial tip of the day" on each day of Global Money Week. A Financial Literacy Crossword was set up to enable young people to understand key financial terms through a game.
2019 Mauritius Global Money Week
LEADING ORGANISATIONS:
- Junior Achievement Mascareignes
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:
- Beau Séjour Government School, Cote D’Or Training Centre, Future Hope Association, Knowledge Based Training Centre, La Tour Koenig Training Centre, Les Guides de Dubreuil, Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School Nouvelle France, Mahebourg Training Centre, Maison Familiale Rurale de la Savanne, Professor Upadhyaya Training Centre, School of Information, Technology, Electronics and Communication, Sir Kher Jagatsingh Training Centre, Sir Rampersad Neerunjun Training Centre, Small and Medium Enterprise Mauritius Ltd, Vent d'un Reve
NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:
- 300
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:
- 15 000
Junior Achievement Mascareignes
During Global Money Week 2019, Junior Achievement Mascareignes, in collaboration with its partners, organised various events and activities for children and youth in Mauritius. Financial literacy awareness activities were offered, including interactive talks on money management, family budgeting, saving tips, ways of spending wisely, and entrepreneurship. Additionally, discussions, workshops, and other educational sessions were organised in schools and training centers. A Money Box Challenge was conducted, to inspire children to start saving. Throughout the Week, educational videos on financial literacy subjects were posted to social media on a daily basis, to reach as many children as possible. JA Mascareignes also spoke about the GMW2019 initiatives and activities on a live radio programme. This provided an opportunity to invite the public to the closing event. This event was held in a shopping mall, and compromised of a Giant Gameboard on money management, musical presentations, and parades by children. All activities were aimed at raising awareness on financial education. Furthermore, visitors were invited to share their views on money and why it is important to earn and save money. The younger audience was able to participate in drawing competitions on the themes “How to Save Money”, “My Money Tree”, and “My Business Idea”.
2018 Mauritius Global Money Week
LEADING ORGANISATIONS:
- Junior Achievement Mascareignes
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:
- Esperance 2000
- Les Dames de Baie du Tombeau
- Safire
- MFR Savanne
- Vent d'un Reve
- 2 media organisations
NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:
- 125
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:
- 250
Junior Achievement Mascareignes
During Global Money Week 2018, Junior Achievement Mascareignes, together with their partners, reached 125 children and youth through various visits. During the Week, financial literacy awareness activities were offered to children, youth and adults, which included talks to discuss money management, tips for saving money, and the importance of money. Furthermore, various seminars were organised, with themes such as “Managing Your Money Wisely” and “Credit Management”. Vent d’un reve launched social media challenge videos with money saving tips. Different challenges were organised during the week. These challenges included a social media challenge on Facebook and a Piggy Bank Drawing Challenge. Other activities such as events on credit management and budget making activities were also organised. To end the Week, an event was organised in a shopping mall, where another drawing competition and a musical animation was organised.
2017 Mauritius Global Money Week
LEADING ORGANISATION:
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:
- University of Mauritius
- Charles Telfair Institute
- University of Technology, Mauritius
- Middlesex University
- Atlantis Business School
- Bank of Mauritius
NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:
- 120
NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED INDIRECTLY:
- 1000
Mauritius took part in Global Money Week for the first time in 2017! Throughout GMW, AIESEC in Mauritius hosted 2 talks which engaged with over 100 students from Mauritius, along with one speaker from International Financial Services (IFS).
During GMW, financial literacy awareness sessions were given to youth aged 18-25sessions, focused on issues such as banking and finance, HR in finance and saving.
