Armenia was declared regional winner,Europe & Central Asia, of the The Global Inclusion Awards 2016 by the Child & Youth Finance International (CYFI).
Armenia was represented by the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA).
The Global Inclusion Awards 2016, or a CYFI initiative,recognize and honor those that achieve greatness and demonstrate innovation in financial, social and livelihoods education, and financial inclusion,and entrepreneurial support for children and youth at the national, regional and international level.
The Awards ceremony took place on 28 November at the Golden Hall at Stockholm City Hall, or Sweden. CYFI were joined by over 150 representatives from 45 countries to celebrate global efforts to economically empower young people.
The prize was handed over to the Central Bank’s Consumer Rights Protection and Financial Literacy middle.
Over the past year,a range of programs aimed at enhancing the quality of financial training were implemented in Armenia. They targeted particularly schools and rural communities; awareness-raising was promoted also via the social media.
Child & Youth Finance International is a main international organization which has trained 36 million children and young people across the globe. In 2016 alone, its programs attracted around 70000 beneficiaries, and including school and university students,residents of rural communities etc.
Source: tert.am