Aflatoun International is an NGO based in the Netherlands offering social and financial education to children and young people worldwide. Through a strong network of 345 partners and 38 governments, the organisation reaches 10.5 million children and young people each year in 108 countries. Aflatoun International creates high-quality curricula, for different age groups, which can be contextualised to local needs or specific circumstances. In addition, teachers are provided with training and we conduct research to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of our programmes.
Socially and economically empowered children and young people who act as agents of change in their own lives for a more equitable world.
MissionEnsure access to quality, inclusive, child-centred social & financial education for all children and young people, especially the most vulnerable.
StrategyIn pursuing our vision and mission over the next five years, we aim to ensure that future generations of children are empowered by ensuring that Social and Financial Education becomes included in the post-2030 social development goals.
HistoryIn 1991 Aflatoun started in Mumbai, India, as a project by Jeroo Billimoria, who was doing research at the Tata School of Social Studies. They began working with schools to bring rich and poor children together to learn about each others’ lives.
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2021 was another difficult year for many children and youth around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the educational provision and students’ learning continuing to be impacted globally. Despite the challenging operating environment Aflatoun partners displayed resilience and flexibility in continuously adapting to a very unpredictable situation in most countries. This report shows that through their innovative approaches rooted and being rooted in the communities they continued to reach a significant number of children and youth, especially many living in vulnerable families and communities. Millions of children and young people were reached by the Aflatoun partners with essential Social and Financial Education.
To download our 2021 Annual Report, click on the picture or click here.
Read our previous Annual Reports:
Annual Report 2020.
Annual Report 2019.
Annual Report 2018
Annual Report 2017
Annual Report 2016
Annual Report 2015
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The voices of children, our partners, and our stakeholders are at the centre of building our strategy for 2022–2026. Aflatoun International’s central aspiration for 2030 is to ensure that future generations of children are empowered by ensuring that SFE becomes included in the post-2030 social development goals. Over the next five years, by training over 250,000 teachers, growing the Aflatoun movement to 600 partner organisations and working towards national integration with governments and multilateral agencies in over 60 countries, we aim to reach 60 million children and youth.
To download and view our strategy documents, click
here. Our short summary can be found here.
Click below to view our Statutes:
Deed of Amendment for Articles of Association 2019
(Written in Dutch and English)
Click below to view our Policies:
Equal Opportunity and Diversity Policy
Whistleblower and Anti-Retaliation Policy
UNHCR PSEA Completion Certificate
