About us
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 200 partners and 30 governments the organisation reaches 5.4 million children and young people each year in more than 100 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 who act as agents of change in their own lives for a more equitable world.
MissionEnsure access to quality, inclusive, child-centered Social & Financial Education for all children and young people.
StrategyIn pursuing our vision and mission over the next five years, we aim to increase our influence and intensify support to the network in order to accelerate scale-up of quality programmes for children and young people.
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.
The Aflatoun team
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Hassan Mahtat
Head of National Policies and Strategies -
Menno de Vries
Partner Network and Administration Manager -
Paul Moclair
Training Consultant -
Petra van Dijk
Office Manager -
Itandehui Olivera
Monitoring & Evaluation Manager -
Philomena Darku
Project Officer, AFLATEEN+: SFE through a Gender lens
The Aflatoun board
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Cor Vink
Daily Board Representative -
Alan Wang
Special Representative for China -
Joanne Kellermann
Daily Board Representative
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The Annual Report
2017 has been an important year for Aflatoun International marking impressive progress towards providing high-quality and inclusive social and financial education for all children and young people—especially the most vulnerable. Highlights from this year include: reaching 5.4 million children worldwide, establishing 36 national integration initiatives and training more than 60,000 teachers to deliver our education programmes. With your valued support and continued co-operation we can provide more children and young people with the right tools to create a sustainable and prosperous future.
To download our 2017 Annual Report click on the picture or click here. For the full financial statements click here.