Financial literacy through public libraries

This project is part of a longer strategy on increasing financial literacy level of the adult population in Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Slovenia. By developing an open resource training program for adult trainers and adult users, by using the potential of huge public libraries networks, the successful implementation of the project will have long lasting impact of the targeted countries, but on regional and European level also.

The main project outcomes are:

• Mapping report - an overview of four very different financial education situations and library systems in the partner countries. The full text of the Mapping Report is available here ->
• Innovatory web-based learning management platform in four European languages - finlit.eu 
• Educational program for adult trainers in financial literacy - the training path description is available here->
• Educational program for adult users in financial literacy - the financial program description is available here->
• Trained librarians how to work on the platform in each country - 56 librarian-trainers were certified as FINLIT mentors in Poland, Bulgaria, Roumania and Slovenia during the piloting stage of the project, they in turn trained 220 citizens in all four countries;
• Financial education in the library – a model of informal education for adult users of library services, available here -> 
• Raised awareness among public libraries, financial institutions, adults’ organisations and associations, NGOs and other educational institutions about benefits and advantages of ICT-based teaching;