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EFI’s multimedia learning center is a treasure trove of short videos and articles which explore the fundamentals of economics. The catalog is sourced from educational organizations and provided to us free of charge, allowing us to invest in subtitling and translation and to bring our supporters content to new audiences.
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Kyrgyzstan: a combination of traditional and unorthodox tactics offers a promising route to improving economic and financial literacy
“People really value the things that we do”, says Kemel Toktomushev, Senior Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Central Asia, EFI’s country partner in Kyrgyzstan. “Economic and financial literacy is something that is really lacking in our part of the world. Someone has to make a change”.
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Kyrgyzstan: a combination of traditional and unorthodox tactics offers a promising route to improving economic and financial literacy
“People really value the things that we do”, says Kemel Toktomushev, Senior Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Central Asia, EFI’s country partner in Kyrgyzstan. “Economic and financial literacy is something that is really lacking in our part ...
Ukraine: Bendukidze Free Market Center champions the case for increasing economic understanding in young people
The Kyiv-based Bendukidze Free Market Center was one of EFI’s early country partners, and has been a stalwart companion from our early days as book translator and distributor, to our evolution into the driver of an economic and financial literacy campaign that now spans 11 countries.
Ukraine: Bendukidze Free Market Center champions the case for increasing economic understanding in young people
The Kyiv-based Bendukidze Free Market Center was one of EFI’s early country partners, and has been a stalwart companion from our early days as book translator and distributor, to our evolution into the driver of an economic and financial literacy campaign that now spans 11 countries.
Train-the-trainer workshop in Prague launches Teacher Training Pilot
EFI’s Teacher Training Pilot is a project with limitless ambition: our goal is nothing less than to expand and improve the quality of economics teaching and to offer a pathfinder for countries seeking to raise their national standards of economic and financial literacy. The pilot is being run in 3...
Partner profile: Georgia – a new NGO committed to bringing economic literacy to the nation’s education system
In late 2021, three driven young economists, fueled by a shared passion to improve national standards of economic and financial education, formed the Georgian Economic Literacy Initiative (GELi). Recognizing the importance of understanding economics and finance in everyday life, they embarked on a m...
In their own words
Nanakhanim Madatova
Teacher, Azerbaijan
Engaging with economics encourages students to think freely. It plays a role in reducing fear of change and innovation.
Vedat Shala
Teacher, Kosovo
As a teacher, I’ve seen firsthand the impact of EFI’s initiatives on our students. “Common Sense Economics” and the other materials provided by EFI have greatly enriched our curriculum and inspired our students to pursue further studies in economics.
Llausha Zenuni
Journalist, Kosovo
The workshop on economic knowledge in journalism was well curated, and the insights shared by industry experts have empowered us to deliver more accurate and insightful articles for our audiences.
