RUSSIAN FEDERATION GMW national coordinator: The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Participating organisations: Federal State Budgetary Institution «Financial Research Institute», 252 institutions of higher education, 17 partners (Vkontakte, Sberbank, The Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, Group of Companies “Riki”, Federal methodological centers of financial literacy on the basis of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, HSE University, RANEPA, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation and many others Total number of participating organisations: 20 Number of children reached directly: 2,200,000 Number of adults reached directly: 5,300,000 Number of people reached indirectly: 93,000,000 Celebrating Money Week is part of the strategy for the improvement of financial literacy in the Russian Federation. The goal is to educate children and youth about how to manage finances in a responsible way, give answers to the most popular questions about money, and educate parents about the importance of financial education. This year’s edition took place during March 22nd to April 30th. Key themes of this year’s week included financial fraud management, young entrepreneurs, and dialog between generations about family finances. The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation together planned the Money Week. The project was implemented by Federal State Budgetary Institution «Financial Research Institute». Open lessons on financial literacy, financial quests, games, contests, expert discussions and live broadcasts with government officials were held in all 85 regions in Russia. In total, 2,2 million students from schools and secondary vocational education institutions, 17,800 educational establishments, 252 institutions of higher education and 105,000 university students participated in the campaign.
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