A money management app, an information booklet, and a financial decision-making board game designed by students were some of the financial literacy initiatives showcased at the launch of Ireland\u2019s Global Money Week (GMW) 2025 yesterday in Croke Park, organised and sponsored by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).<\/p>\n
The CCPC, as the national coordinator for Global Money Week, brought together educators, students and representatives from the world of finance to recognise and celebrate the valuable work being done to build financial skills in young people.<\/p>\n
Students from 16 schools across nine counties were joined by educators and finance professionals as they shared the results of their innovative financial literacy projects, which were sponsored by the CCPC\u2019s\u202fOur Money, Our Future\u202fprogramme.<\/p>\n
The event was attended by representatives from the world of finance also involved in Global Money Week, including Brokers Ireland, Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI), Central Bank of Ireland, Department of Finance, Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO), Institute of Banking (IOB), Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI), Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), Revenue, the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland (BSTAI), Irish Funds and LIA (Life Insurance Association).<\/p>\n
Winner of the\u202fBest Financial Management Resource\u202f was Scoil Airegail, Co Kilkenny for their \u201cSmart Money for Smart Teens\u201d financial education book, exploring different aspects of financial services, including savings, current accounts, and taxation.<\/p>\n
Hospital Youthreach, Co Limerick\u202f took the award for\u202fBest Sustainable Resource\u202f\u202fwith \u201cThe Greenhouse Crop\u201d, a business start-up involving a farm to table initiative.<\/p>\n
The\u202fBest Financial Management Tool\u202faward went to Col\u00e1iste Bride, Enniscorthy with their \u201cMoney Smart Services\u201d financial app with information on various topics including how to shop safely online, how to use an ATM, your rights as a consumer and what it means to shop sustainably.<\/p>\n
Finally, the\u202fBest Peer-to-Peer Learning Initiative\u202fwent to St Anne\u2019s Secondary School, Co Tipperary for their \u201cThis or That? Making Financial Decisions\u201d world-caf\u00e9-style workshops for first and second year students based on a range of financial topics including savings, fraud, managing money, bankruptcy and more.
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