GBFE
Gender Balance in Financial Education
the project
The project aims to reduce the gender gap in financial education, with a specific focus on women facing disadvantages or specific challenges. Through financial education programs and support, it aims to provide them with the necessary skills to independently manage their financial resources. Additionally, it recognizes the importance of addressing the broader issue of domestic violence, often rooted in the lack of financial control within family dynamics. Therefore, the project seeks to contribute not only to increased financial literacy but also to a safer and fairer environment within families.
- Aims to reduce the gender gap in financial education, focusing on women facing disadvantages.
- Addresses issues of financial control within family dynamics and domestic violence.
- Seeks to enhance financial literacy and create a safer, fairer family environment
the target
- Women who, regardless of age, work in professions or occupations in economic sectors characterized by a pronounced gender employment gap and have been without regular paid employment for at least six months.
- Women suffering from addictions (drugs, alcohol, and gambling etc.).
- Not included women (e.g. immigrant women not yet integrated into the community, single mothers).
- Women with a low educational profile who are not working or work in precarious working contexts.
The target group perfectly reflects the inclusion and re-skilling objectives of the project, which presents complex personal situations such as, for example, widows or young women wishing to embark on a path independent of the family.
Approximately 40 disadvantaged women from each country are expected to be involved in answering the questionnaires, and a minimum of 50 women in the virtual training offered by the basic financial education course
Objectives
The concrete goals of the project, aiming to not only educate but also to assess and address the specific needs of disadvantaged women.
General:
Bridge the gender gap in financial education for disadvantaged women.
Specific:
- Assess the current state of the gender gap in financial education in Europe.
- Understand the financial education needs of disadvantaged women.
- Raise awareness and provide essential skills for financial independence.
- Train educators in virtual simulation for the financial education of disadvantaged women.
Social
GBFE
Money speaks the language of equality 💬💶
The GBFE – Gender Balance in Financial Education project tackles the gender gap in financial literacy, a gap that undermines autonomy, safety and opportunity. Practical, modular and real-life approaches can make the difference 📚✨Read the article: gbfeproject.eu/money-speaks-the-language-of-equality/
GBFE, co-funded by 🇪🇺 Erasmus+ (KA210-ADU), brought together:🇮🇹 Arezzo Innovazione Fondazione di Partecipazione (coordinator)🇮🇹 OpenCom I.S.S.C.🇪🇸 Markeut Skills SL🇦🇹 ARISE | Austrian Centre for Inclusion, Research and Sustainable Development🇧🇬 Euro Education Bulgaria Ltd
🌍 Find out more 👉 gbfeproject.eu/
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🎓 At the University of Siena, the final conference of the GBFE project, coordinated and organised by OpenCom!
On 30 September, the University of Siena – Arezzo Campus hosted the final conference of the European project GBFE, Gender Balance in Financial Education, funded by the Erasmus+ programme and promoted by Fondazione Arezzo Innovazione.
👉 The event, coordinated and organised by OpenCom, took place as part of a lecture by Professor Claudio Melacarne, who teaches General Pedagogy at the Department of Education, Human Sciences and Intercultural Communication (DIPOSC).
The session turned the university classroom into a lively forum for dialogue between researchers, educators, institutions, the banking sector and local associations, with over 150 students attending on-site and online.
The discussion, moderated by Andrea Repek (Inedita), featured contributions from Marco Morbidelli (Fondazione Arezzo Innovazione), Erina Guraziu (OpenCom), Ursula Armstrong (Pronto Donna), Mirco Romoli (Banca Tema) and Gabriella Salvietti, a former Lebole worker, who shared reflections and experiences on how financial education can become a true driver of inclusion and gender equality. 🌍💪
📖 Read the full article on the project website:
bit.ly/gbfe_final_conference
La Nazione
www.lanazione.it/arezzo/cronaca/denaro-e-disuguaglianza-la-lunga-battaglia-per-lindipendenza-economica-delle-donne-atsky8da
Arezzo 24
www.arezzo24.net/notizie/economia/donne-fragili-e-soldi-rapporto-labile/
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🎥 Interview with Mirco Romoli, Head of Strategy and Innovation at Banca Tema
💬 “As a cooperative credit bank, we don’t limit ourselves to banking services — we support projects that promote inclusion, autonomy and financial education.”
During the final conference of the European project GBFE – Gender Balance in Financial Education, funded by the Erasmus+ programme, Mirco Romoli shared Banca Tema’s commitment to supporting initiatives for disadvantaged women or victims of violence, promoting training opportunities and practical tools for economic independence. 💪
An important contribution that shows how collaboration between banks, associations and the education sector can become a driving force for inclusion and social growth. 🌍
👉 Find out more about the project: gbfeproject.eu
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🎥 Interview with Gabriella Salvietti, former Lebole factory worker, now retired
“We try to survive… because today even 1,000 euros a month is not enough.” 💬
In her moving testimony during the final conference of the European project GBFE – Gender Balance in Financial Education, funded by the Erasmus+ programme, Gabriella Salvietti shared the everyday reality of many women living alone on very low pensions, forced to make difficult choices every day. 💔
Her story invites us to reflect on the value of work, the need to revise wages and pensions, and the importance of projects like GBFE, which promote economic autonomy and financial awareness. 💪🌍
👉 Find out more about the project: gbfeproject.eu
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