AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Work
GOALS
No Poverty
KEYWORDS
economics, financial literacy, education
COUNTRY
Norway
DESIGNED BY
Design without Borders and Designit
WEBSITE
http://designwithoutborders.com/projects/the-aki-financial-literacy-kit/
Aki Financial Literacy Kit
A tool that empowers citizens in rural Africa to gain financial literacy skills
The Aki*Kit, or Aki financial literacy kit, an interactive board game that simulates the current situation in the region and gives players a better understanding of their how their dilemma and financial choices unfold on a daily basis. The kit is made up of three different products developed by DwB, that together introduce the concept of cash to beneficiaries and increase financial literacy. A planning tool, a board game – a Karamojan version of Monopoly – and a savings tool. The Aki Digital Registration System – a digital registration system is a digital offline tool, which registers beneficiaries, documents their attendance in a work cycle and adjusts their earnings at any given time.