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Partners to deliver hands-on learning experiences in 15 locations and launch a free educational app, FinQuest, to teach young people how to make smart financial decisions.
HSBC and JA Singapore are expanding their global campaign to teach and support young people to be financially capable.
Their JA Building a Financially Capable Generation™ initiative, now in its fourth year, will equip JA locations around the world to engage young people in group and self-directed learning experiences. HSBC and JA will mobilize volunteers and educators to teach, coach, and mentor young people along their journey to financial capability.
The JA Building a Financially Capable Generation learning experience is designed for youth ages 12-16. The initiative’s purpose is to increase youth’s knowledge, skills, and experience with money, promote their self-confidence, and build relationships that support financial health and resiliency. It includes a three-part learning approach:
HSBC and JA Singapore are expanding their global campaign to teach and support young people to be financially capable.
Their JA Building a Financially Capable Generation™ initiative, now in its fourth year, will equip JA locations around the world to engage young people in group and self-directed learning experiences. HSBC and JA will mobilize volunteers and educators to teach, coach, and mentor young people along their journey to financial capability.
The JA Building a Financially Capable Generation learning experience is designed for youth ages 12-16. The initiative’s purpose is to increase youth’s knowledge, skills, and experience with money, promote their self-confidence, and build relationships that support financial health and resiliency. It includes a three-part learning approach:
- An educational foundational session, delivered by educators and volunteers
- A mobile and web-based app, FinQuest, that features game-based learning to teach smart financial habits
- A team-based innovation competition, the Global FinCap Challenge
In addition, support from HSBC is enabling JA Worldwide to offer the FinQuest app as a free educational resource for educators, parents, and youth around the world. Through Minigames and Quests, app users learn to make smart financial decisions and earn, save, and spend wisely. By December, FinQuest will be available to the public on the web and as a mobile app in the Apple App Store and Google Play.
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Program Locations
JA of Central Ontario (Canada)
Junior Achievement China
INJAZ Egypt
JA Hong Kong SAR—China
Prestasi Junior Indonesia
Junior Achievement Malaysia
JA México
JA Singapore
JA Thailand
Genç Başarı Eğitim Vakfı (Turkey)
INJAZ UAE
JA of New York (USA)
Junior Achievement Vietnam
JA of Central Ontario (Canada)
Junior Achievement China
INJAZ Egypt
JA Hong Kong SAR—China
Prestasi Junior Indonesia
Junior Achievement Malaysia
JA México
JA Singapore
JA Thailand
Genç Başarı Eğitim Vakfı (Turkey)
INJAZ UAE
JA of New York (USA)
Junior Achievement Vietnam
About HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 63 countries and territories in its geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,992bn at 30 September 2022, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 63 countries and territories in its geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,992bn at 30 September 2022, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.
About JA Worldwide
As one of the world’s largest and most-impactful youth-serving NGOs, JA Worldwide delivers hands-on, immersive learning in work readiness, financial health, entrepreneurship, sustainability, STEM, economics, citizenship, ethics, and more. Reaching more than 12 million young people each year through nearly half a million teachers and business volunteers, JA Worldwide works to build a brighter future for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders.
As one of the world’s largest and most-impactful youth-serving NGOs, JA Worldwide delivers hands-on, immersive learning in work readiness, financial health, entrepreneurship, sustainability, STEM, economics, citizenship, ethics, and more. Reaching more than 12 million young people each year through nearly half a million teachers and business volunteers, JA Worldwide works to build a brighter future for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders.