Aflatoun International Conference 2023

Aflatoun International will be organizing the 6th bi‐annual Global Social and Financial Skills Conference to bring together experts and practitioners from around the world to share knowledge and best practices to socially and economically empower children and young people.

The conference will build on the 2022 Transforming Education Summit and the United Nations Secretary General Vision Statement on Transforming Education, which articulates the importance of social‐emotional, financial and entrepreneurship skills as key elements of transformed education systems1. Recognizing that these 21st century skills are crucial to pre‐ pare children and youth for the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

The conference will be a platform for sharing the latest research and innovations in social, financial and entrepreneurship education, and to promote collaboration and partnerships between organizations working in this field. About 350 people from 75 countries are expected to participate during the three‐day event.

CONFERENCE THEMES

The Social and Financial Skills Conference will be structured around four main tracks:

1. Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Development (age 3‐6)

2. Basic Education in the 21st century (age 6‐14)

Responsible Resource Management (Climate change education – Digital Skills – Financial Skills)

3. Transitioning from child to adulthood (age 12‐18)

Girl’s vulnerability ‐ incl. focus on teen pregnancy, child marriage, HIV/AIDS, child protection programmes, etc
Social‐emotional skills

4. Transitioning from school to work life (age 16‐24+) → Youth Entrepreneurship Education

Financial inclusion

CROSSCUTTING THEMES

There will be several crosscutting themes:

Sustainable scaling & Systems change
Investing in teachers
Reaching the Most Vulnerable (incl. non‐formal education)
Gender
Digital technologies
The role of parents
Social & Financial Skills in Humanitarian Settings

01 November 2023

09:00 - 09:15

Welcome

09:15 - 09:40

Listening to Youth Voices on Social and Financial Education

09:40 - 10:40

Turbocharging SDGs for Youth with Social and Financial Skills

11:15 - 12:00

State of Social and Financial Education

12:00 - 13:00

Empowering Girls: Nurturing Social and Financial Skills for a Promising Future

14:00 - 15:15

Plenary Room -
Transforming Education: Embedding Social and Financial Skills in National Learning Systems

Break Out Room 1 -
Explore, Think, Act: The Art of Active Learning (Workshop)

15:45 - 17:00

Plenary room -
Linking Financial Education and Financing for Better Youth Opportunities

Break Out Room 1 -
Revolutionising Education: Jordan's Journey of Embedding Financial Education in the Curriculum

Break Out Room 2 -
Youth-Driven Change: Nurturing Empowerment through Meaningful Participation

Break Out Room 3 -
From Margins to Mainstream: Bridging Gaps in Social and Financial Education

Break Out Room 4 -
Private Sector Pioneers: Championing Social and Financial Education

17:00 - 19:00

Special Ceremony and Welcome Reception

02 November 2023

09:15 - 10:15

Donors Empowering Social, Financial and Entrepreneurship Education

10:45 - 12:00

Plenary Room -
Empowering Families: The Role of Parents in Financial Education

Break Out Room 1 -
Fostering Social and Financing
Education Initiatives, The Role of Central Banks

Break Out Room 2 -
Catalysing Change: National Civil Society Partnerships for Social and Financial Education

Break Out Room 3 -
Igniting Youth Entrepreneurship
Education Worldwide

Break Out Room 4 -
Game on SFE: Learning with Board Games

12:00 - 13:00

Plenary Room -
Investing in Tomorrow: Youth
Empowerment through Financial
Inclusion

Break Out Room 2 -
Financial Education in High-Income Countries: Lessons Learned and Best Practices

Break Out Room 3 -
Igniting Youth Entrepreneurship
Education Worldwide

Break Out Room 4 -
Game on SFE: Learning with Board Games

13:00 - 14:00

Poster Presentations by Conference Participants

14:00 - 15:15

Plenary Room -
Learning Unleashed: The ¡Learn Ecosystem Bridging Billets and Digital Methods

Break Out Room 1 -
Empowering Teachers for Elevating Social and Financial Education

Break Out Room 2 -
Expanding Horizons: SFE and Non-Formal Education Worldwide

Break Out Room 3 -
Greening the Future: The Synergy
of SFE and Climate Responsible
Resource Management

15:30 - 16:45

Plenary Room -
Early Childhood Education: Planting the seeds for Sustainable Development

Break Out Room 1 -
Rebuilding Hope: SFE's Role in Conflict / Post-Conflict Settings

Break Out Room 2 -
Empowering Inclusivity. Fostering
Social and Financial Skills for Children with Functional Disabilities

Break Out Room 3 -
Igniting e-Learning Excellence through Digital Skills

16:45 - 17:15

Launch of Global Master Trainer & Teacher Certification System
Aflatoun

03 November 2023

09:00 - 10:30

Plenary Room -
Peer-Led Learning: Building Social and Financial Skills Among Youth

Break Out Room 1 -
Child Savings Activities in Integrated SFE Programmes

Break Out Room 2 -
e-Learning Transformation: Mastering
Digital Skills for Excellence

Break Out Room 3 -
Amplifying Impact: Advocacy
and Communications in Social and Financial Education

Break Out Room 4 -
Nurturing Resilience: Exploring Social Emotional Skills (workshop)

10:45 - 12:00

Plenary Room -
Insights from Leading Gender Programming Initiatives

Break Out Room 1 -
Unlocking Resources for SFE: A Fundraising Workshop

Break Out Room 2 -
Digital Game-Based Learning: workshop for Interactive Education

Break Out Room 3 -
Exploring Crypto & Emerging
Technologies: Equipping Youth for Informed Decisions

Break Out Room 4 -
Measuring Impact: M&E and Research in Social and Financial Education

12:00 - 13:00

14:00 - 15:00

15:00 - 16:30

Market place - Organizations are sharing innovations & discussing
potential partnerships / collaborations

16:30 - 17:00

Adoption of Conference Declaration & Closing

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