Project idea of Amicus Society

The main aim of the project is creation of awareness of financial mechanisms in the framework of the market economy among young people aged 13-18 years old from the Voivodeship Podlaskie in north – east part of Poland, allowing to understand the prevailing policies, their impact on the everyday society life and thus make adequate economic decision.
The main problem regarding teaching financial education in Poland is the lack of a consistent, unitary and common strategy or program focusing on developing entrepreneurial attitudes and economic bases of education among young people. The „Report on Financial and Education Initiatives by Competent Authorities” dated on 16th December 2011 released by European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, an independent advisory body of The European Parliament, The Council of the European Union and The European Commission ascertained „…In PL, the Polish National Strategy on Financial Education is still in the early stage of development and has not been implemented, the only high level principles on this matter are based on the recommendations issued by the executive bodies of the unions and organisations of which Poland is a member.” (p. 12). In addition, the document stressed that government campaigns concern in most on financial consumer service and are addressed to an unspecified audience (general public) (p. 40). One of the document conclusion is: „.. some national experiences, either carried out by Members on their own initiative or through cooperation, may be mentioned as a reference of successful projects in this context”. 
In Poland the worst situation with access to substantive financial education materials and trainings  is among young people from the villages and the cities of less than 25 000 inhabitants, where they do not have access to additional sources of acquiring knowledge (financial institutions, banks, associations, foundations, voluntary activities). The purpose of the Equalization of opportunities for young people from the big cities and villages we assume that 70% of the training activities will take place in smaller towns.
In order to achieve the intended results and indicators, it is necessary to cooperation with the organisation carries out the economic education/finance area, from the country having substantive expertise, experience and the developed the national programme of economics and finance education.
Developing the joint programme included knowledge and good practices, in accordance to the needs of the target group will increase the activity and collaboration between educational organizations from the Poland and Europe. The project will lead to a increase of knowledge about the broadly defined financial education, including knowledge of financial markets, financial instruments, forms of saving, the risks and the opportunities offered by the capital market, the role of banks in the economy, and the basics of setting up process of your own enterprise. Proper civil education should be based on seeing the benefits of participation in all aspects of democracy, and one of them is open to participate in the economical life of country. The same project is a response to the need to support of processes creation the civil society including social activation, increased knowledge and awareness of citizens. The project focuses on the most responsive and open-minded to development target group by providing integration, economic activity and social security for the future.