Our WP in 2015 will be a logical continuation of the WP in 2014 & will be based on lessons learnt & stakeholder recommendations. With our evidence from the field we’ll support our network partners to continue lobbying government, members of parliament, ministers, central banks, business people, academics & TTIs so that policies and reforms in the fields of education & training (esp. country-specific recommendations issued in the framework of the European Semester) improve the lives of children & youth. The need to provide economic empowerment programmes for children & youth is all the more important given the reality of millions of Europeans being still on the side-lines, both from the labour market & from social inclusion & integration. Their numbers are increasing, as witnessed by the statistics from 2011: 24% of all the EU population (over 120 million), are at risk of poverty or social exclusion – this includes 27% of all children in Europe. Expected overall outcomes of our work programme: • Either formal or non-formal education institutions in at least 22 EU countries have recognised the importance of CSFE & have included it into their curricula or activities by the end of 2017• At least 4 countries have integrated CSFE programmes into their national school curricula by the end of 2017• At least 8 European Teacher Training Institutes (TTIs) have incorporated elements of Aflatoun child-centred teaching approaches & active-learning methods into the teacher training programmes by the end of 2017Expected overall outputs:1 Evidence collected on programmes, curricula and training in Europe to assess CSFE impact and raise its profile2 Advocacy capacity further enhanced among network partners3 Country advocacy strategies finalised and implemented4 Network of relevant stakeholders within participating countries strengthened and increased 5 Partner network within participating countries increased and expanded to new EU countries6 Visibility, credibility and effectiveness of the EU programme & the work of Aflatoun network increased in EU countriesPlanned Activities for the 1st year:1.1 Conduct a baseline study on social and financial knowledge, attitude & behaviour among children and youth in Aflatoun programme countries1.2 Continue monitoring and evaluation meetings with the Ministry of Education and UNICEF in Turkey to standardize their approach for capturing results of the implementation of SFE in primary & secondary schools 2.1 Provide continuous support to network partners in advocacy strategy development 2.2 Provide network partners with on-the-job coaching to strengthen their organizational capacity2.3 Develop online tools to facilitate partner cooperation in a similar field or policy environment (clustering)3.1 Conduct advocacy trainings for the new partners3.2 Provide support to finalise country advocacy strategies 3.3 Start implementing advocacy strategies 4.1 Organise meetings and seminars to expand stakeholder networks within the countries 4.2 Organise national stakeholder meetings to create CSFE platforms5.1 Organise meetings & seminars to promote cross-border cooperation in order to expand the partner network 5.2 Organise Europe stakeholder meeting to facilitate exchange of expertise & best practices 6.1 Participate in European platforms, international conferences, seminars & meetings to promote CSFE 6.2 Develop & implement visibility campaigns to promote goals of the programme & Aflatoun network