FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR YOUTH IN MA'ALE ADUMIM

Chaim BePlus is a non-profit organization providing courses in personal financial management to young adults aged 17-21. Chaim BePlus would like to raise money for a project of financial education courses for 50 girls in the 11th-12th grade in the Amit high school in Ma'ale Adumim. We have run successful projects in Ma'ale Adumim in the past, and we need funding in order to carry out the planned activity. The courses combine frontal group sessions and peer mentoring by college students with outstanding communication and leadership qualities, whom we train as financial mentors. The mentors teach the courses to groups of ten participants, complemented by personal coaching. The course topics include wise consumerism, creating a budget, planning a career, reading bank and credit card statements and saving for the future. The participants practice real-life situations such as avoiding work exploitation and exercising one’s rights. The frontal sessions feature fun and engaging activities including games, role playing, debates, film clips, and practical assignments. Participants receive tasks to complete, such as making financial plans and budgets, tracking incomes and expenses, managing their bank account online, etc. We discuss career development and employment related issues, including employees' rights, how to read a salary slip, and salaries in various professions in Israel. Support and spread this project in order to enable poverty prevention through education.