JA SparktheDream
Financial Literacy, Personal Growth, Social Inclusion
The program consists of four sessions covering: financial awareness, financial capability, and economic and social inclusion. The program is delivered by business volunteers from FWD, and includes an interactive online learning platform, family activities, community engagement and a regional event.
Through JA SparktheDream students can learn to:
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Identify the role of money in everyday life.
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Manage their personal budget and make sound financial choices.
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Discover the needs of their community and explore creative solutions by applying empathic thinking skills.
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Work in teams and express their creativity through presenting their social innovation ideas.
FWD and JA Asia Pacific have a unique opportunity to meaningfully address a gap in financial education by equipping young people with the skillsets to become financially capable individuals, and the mindsets and framework to become socially-minded, positive contributors to their communities.
Learning Components
Participating Locations
In 2023, JA SparktheDream will be run in a total of 7 JA locations:
JA Hong Kong
JA Singapore
JA Japan
Prestasijunior Indonesia
JA Philippines
JA Thailand
JA Vietnam
Testimonials
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I enjoyed playing games. I learnt how to keep my money better.
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I learnt how to have a successful financial plan. The program enriched my financial knowledge and helped me develop a healthy financial concept. This will help me a lot in my future life.
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I learnt to understand community needs and how we can help.
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I enjoyed playing all the games. Through this program, I learnt a little more about financial concepts.
What our students say:
What our teachers say:
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Program content was relevant and very applicable to students’ life. It’s good for them to be educated about such things to mold their thinking about how to manage money.
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Students were generally engaged and were prompted to think about such issues through the activities and questions posed to them.
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Through the various activities, the students are more aware of how to handle financial management matters.
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The students had a balance of volunteer-led session, online learning platform activities and at-home activities.
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The students were incredibly enthusiastic and competitive during the activities.
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It was incredibly rewarding to take them through the curriculum. Can’t wait for the next one.
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It’s really a great initiative which allows us to see that we can make an impact as a company and individuals in our community.
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I am very appreciative of the opportunity to share my experience with our next generation. It is very beneficial for the volunteers to participate.
What our volunteers say:
