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MARCH 20 MARCH 20 VOLVO FINANCIAL SERVICES AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ARE LAUNCHING THE THIRD EDITION OF THE PERSONAL AND BUSINESS FINANCIAL SKILLS GLOBAL FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROJECT Through access to interactive activities on the JA Learn™ platform, students discover, alongside their teachers, the importance of money, why it is useful to have a financial backup plan, and how they can manage their financial resources responsibly. These theoretical concepts are reinforced through interactions with Volvo Financial Services volunteers, who help students understand how to build a career step by step, how it can be tailored to individual interests and skills, and provide concrete examples from the employees’ professional experience. Partner: Volvo Financial Services WE’RE GETTING READY FOR THE START OF THE TEACH THE FINANCE CHALLENGE HACKATHON! Teams of teachers from the counties of Arges, Galati, Iasi, and Vaslui will work from March 23-30 to develop projects that facilitate the use of financial education concepts and principles in connection with core subjects. The interdisciplinary formats developed during the hackathon will come to life in April in participating schools, helping students develop a comprehensive and real-world understanding of how money management and financial choices connect to the subjects they study in school and the decisions they’ll make every day. Partner: Mastercard 145