01.12.2021 – 11:43
SCHUFA Holding AG
Wiesbaden, Berlin, Adenau (ots)
With the second round of the “3 for more financial education” funding program, WirtschaftsWerkstatt (W2) is promoting in particular schoolchildren and schools in the Ahr Valley who are suffering from the consequences of the flood disaster // In total, 14 social organizations, 38 young people and ten teachers are set up across Germany and schools with the scholarship programs of the SCHUFA-Bildungsinitiative
The SCHUFA funding project “3 for more financial education” is going into the second round and specifically supports schools and pupils in the Ahr valley affected by the flood disaster. A six-member jury from the areas of debt counseling, politics, schools and Ole Schröder as a member of the SCHUFA board have now announced the scholarship recipients and the projects funded.
“We want to help where it is particularly necessary,” explains Ole Schröder. “As a result of the flood disaster, every second school in the Ahr district is damaged, but many students have not only lost their study rooms, but also their homes. For us it is therefore a matter of course to allocate part of the funding specifically here to support young people and school projects. ”
At the event – on site in Wiesbaden, Berlin, in Adenau im Ahrtal and digitally – numerous guests took part in the announcement of this year’s funding. In addition to special support in the flood region, “3 for more financial education” also honored the commitment of teachers, social institutions and committed people who fight the negative consequences of the corona pandemic in the school environment. Ole Schröder: “The longer the pandemic lasts, the more visible the negative consequences of the crisis for young people. That is why these helpers deserve our recognition and active support.”
The Bundestag member Dr. Florian Toncar (FDP) emphasized the importance of good financial education for young people and thanked SCHUFA: “We have to significantly strengthen the financial education of young people. In the end, more financial education means more independence and more prosperity. We also have to take this relationship more into account politically. The commitment of SCHUFA in this area is exemplary. ”
“3 for more financial education” offers financial support and coaching
With the funding project “3 for more financial education”, the education initiative WirtschaftsWerkstatt (W2) of SCHUFA supports young people, teachers and social projects who are committed to promoting financial knowledge, especially among young people and young adults. A total of 14 social organizations, 38 young people and ten teachers and schools are now receiving both financial support and specially tailored coaching events in the second round of funding.
These are the funded institutions at a glance:
W2 local
- Campaign civil courage eV
- Counseling Center eV
- “Association of Independent Artists” as sponsor of the “Kunsthaus Alter ZOB”
- Caritasverband Wiesbaden-Rheingau-Taunus eV Debt counseling
- Caritas Association for the City of Cologne eV / Institution: ABC-Höhenhaus
- Diaconal work of the Ev. Church district Altenkirchen
- Diakonisches Werk (debtor and insolvency counseling) in Marienberg eV
- Diakonie Paderborn-Höxter eV
- Drug Aid Cologne gGmbH
- IBS information and advice on addiction solutions
- Youth Enquete Commission
- Klosterhof Clarenthal eV in establishment
- Debt advice from AWO Göttingen
- Debt advice center Diakonie Krefeld & Viersen
W2 Social Up
The 26 scholarship holders are involved in a variety of social projects, their institutions are listed. In addition, 12 students from the Erich-Klausener-Gymnasium Adenau are supported.
- BSP Business & Law School Berlin
- University of Potsdam
- Technical University of Cologne
- JMU Würzburg
- Reutlingen University
- District school Öjendorf (Hamburg)
- University of Paderborn
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
- Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University – Villingen Schwenningen
- Catholic University of Applied Sciences NRW
- Stadtjugendring Wiesbaden e. V.
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt
- Catholic University of North Rhine-Westphalia Cologne
- University of Mannheim (no funding / only coaching)
- University of Cologne
- Technical University of Darmstadt
- Berlin University of Technology and Economics
- Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs
- Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
- University of Bremen
- University of Economics for Management (Mannheim)
- HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
- TU Dortmund University
- IU – International University, Erfurt
- Academy for Fashion and Design, Wiesbaden
¡educate!
- Vocational college technology of the Siegen-Wittgenstein district
- Erich Gutenberg Vocational College Cologne
- Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Schule Groß Schneen (cooperation with the AWO Göttingen project)
Ahrtal:
- Ahrbrück primary school
- Adenau elementary school
- Realschule plus Altenahr
- Altenahr primary school
- Erich-Klausener-Gymnasium Adenau
Background: 3 for more financial education:
The funding program supports people and projects through three specially tailored programs: W2 Social UP, W2 local and ¡educate!.
- W2 Social Up strengthens social commitment: The W2 Social Up scholarships are awarded to socially committed young people (schoolchildren, students and trainees) who need financial support and want to implement their own project ideas. The six-month sponsorship includes financial support (6 months at EUR 200.00), a coaching program and a laptop / tablet.
- With the program W2 Local Organizations, institutions and initiatives have a chance to receive support whose local commitment helps to strengthen financial literacy. The funding includes a specific coaching as well as one-time 2.000 Euro.
- ¡educate! promotes current and new school projects to strengthen financial literacy and thus supports innovative teachers. The best project ideas receive financial support of 2.500 Euro, a coaching offer and a school visit (subject to the pandemic situation).
You can find more information about the WirtschaftsWerkstatt here.
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