2022 Haiti Global Money Week

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

• Crescat, Banque de la République d'Haiti, College Aux Jours Heureux

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

• 3

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

• 50

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

• 115

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

• 1,171

This year, Crescat organised four online conferences for youth and adults. The first one was a presentation made by representatives of the Central Bank on its digital currency project. It was the occasion for participants to learn more about this work and understand where the country is standing in the process. Two sessions focused on life planning with a focus on how to choose your life path and how to handle emotions during that journey. The last conference was an information session about how digitalisation is transforming the use of currency and what is cryptocurrency. In total, 1,936 youth and adults were engaged in all these activities.

2021 Haiti Global Money Week

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

• Crescat, Banque de la République d’Haiti, Collège Canado Haitien, Collège Aux Jours Heureux, Collège Le Normalien, Université Quisqueya, Lycée Fritz Pierre-Louis, Société d’Inclusion Financière Groupe- Bénin, Office Box

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

• 8

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

• 2,200

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

• 2,691

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

• 500

Throughout Global Money Week 2021, Crescat, along with its partners, reached 2,200 youth through several digital activities. A virtual visit of the money museum was organised to explore 40 years of money collection since the creation of the Central Bank in the country. Several financial literacy awareness sessions were offered to young people and adults, mostly through digital means. This included publishing money management tips on Crescat’s social media platform during Global Money Week and the entire month of March. Additional educational online sessions were planned on money creation and on the importance of savings in time of crisis.

An in-person conference took place during the GMW as well; speakers discussed different topics such as how to manage a crisis but also personal well-being issues, budget basics, the role of the central bank and how to invest while being young.

2019 Haiti Global Money Week

LEADING ORGANISATIONS:

• Crescat

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

• Central Bank of Haiti, Group Croissance

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:

• 40

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

• Not reported

Crescat
Due to unforeseen circumstances in the country, Crescat was not able to conduct their original plans for Global Money Week 2019. They were incredibly innovative and gave 40 young people the opportunity to participate in the International Summit on Finance, organised by Group Croissance. It allowed the young people and other participants to learn about the history of Haitian money and discuss with representatives of banks and financial institutions what types of financial services they offered.

2014 Haiti Global Money Week

LEADING ORGANISATIONS:

• Fonkoze

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

• Schools

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:

• 150

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

• 150

Fonkoze conducted a five-day training programme to teach financial literacy to young Haitian women in the coastal city of Jakmel. Koze Jen (“About Youth” in Kreyol) is about developing capacity, collaboration, and community between Fonkoze and the 15-24-year-old women who enter the programme. The five-day programme covered topics such as budget development, identifying the difference between needs and wants, planning and preparing for emergencies, and creating and utilizing a financial diary. This initiative was designed to help these women become independent future leaders. Over the course of the week approximately 150 young people participated in the workshops.