The Fondation ABBL pour l’Education Financière
Bringing together education and finance, the Fondation ABBL pour l’éducation financière works to promote financial knowledge as a cornerstone of personal empowerment.
The Fondation ABBL pour l’éducation financière was founded in September 2016. Its purpose is to support and promote financial education through the organisation of events, training in the field of finance and university courses via the University of Luxembourg. The Foundation’s objectives are to:
- Raise awareness among Luxembourg citizens of the need for better financial literacy education in order to help them make more informed financial decisions;
- Promote awareness and understanding of the banking environment among Luxembourg citizens;
- Contribute to the process of preventing excessive debt;
- Promote financial inclusion.
These actions are carried out through the provision of information and training.
“Empowering people through financial knowledge means giving them the tools to make better choices — for themselves, their families, and society as a whole.”
Jessica Thyrion
Adviser – financial education, ABBL
Projects supported by the ABBL Foundation
The Foundation will achieve this purpose by implementing the following activities in particular:
- Participation in strategic work at national level
- Organisation of training courses and educational workshops for various audiences
- Training of trainers
- Producing information materials
- Advocacy (press – debates – social networks)
- Cooperation between government authorities, the financial sector, academia and socio-educational actors.
- Creating opportunities for the exchange of good practices at national and European level.
The Board of Directors
- GRBIC Jerry, CEO of the ABBL, Chair
- STEIN Yves, Chairman of the ABBL, Vice-Chair
- BORNEFF Britta, Director, ALFI
- ETIENNE Pierre, Managing Director, Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA
- JOBIN Marie-Hélène, Vice-Rector, University of Luxembourg
- MORBE Muriel, CEO of the House of Training
- WEIS Luc, Ministry of Education, Children and Youth
Secretariat
THYRION Jessica, Financial Education Adviser, ABBL