Credit Union Foundation Develops Financial Education Content for Children

Collaboration with the Youth Financial Education Council
Distributed to 237 Credit Unions and Child Welfare Facilities Nationwide

The Credit Union Social Contribution Foundation announced on May 28 that it has jointly developed financial education content for 6,000 children participating in the "2025 Credit Union Eobuba Mentoring" program, in collaboration with the Youth Financial Education Council.

This year's content is themed "Convenient Financial Companies Introduced by Eobuba" and consists of two types of lesson plans, 7,000 dedicated textbooks, and two types of educational kits. These materials will be distributed to 237 credit unions and child welfare facilities nationwide and will be used in mentoring sessions.

The lesson plans naturally convey the "value of cooperation" emphasized by credit unions through recreational activities. The following financial education section explains key concepts such as "finance and financial institutions," "banks," and "mutual finance" in a way that is easy for children to understand.

This content is designed to help children and adolescents become familiar with financial concepts in their daily lives. The textbooks and educational kits are freely accessible and available for use by anyone through the foundation's website. At the "2025 Mentor Capacity Building Training" held last month, credit union employees created and showcased the "Create Your Own Bankbook" kit themselves.

The "Credit Union Eobuba Mentoring" program is a participatory social contribution initiative in which credit union employees serve as mentors to teach local children the value of cooperation and financial knowledge. Since 2017, the Credit Union Foundation and the Youth Financial Education Council have jointly developed customized financial education content for children every year.

Kim Yoonsik, Chairman of the Credit Union Foundation, stated, "This year's content focuses on increasing interest and understanding of using financial institutions in everyday life," and added, "We will continue to provide high-quality educational content so that all children can have equal learning opportunities."

Ko Seungbeom, Chairman of the Youth Financial Education Council, said, "The newly developed financial education content is engaging and tailored to children's level, allowing them to naturally experience the connection between daily life and finance," and added, "I am pleased that our collaboration with the Credit Union Foundation will enable more children to access quality financial education."