Peru Teenager's Innovative Eco-Bank Teaches Kids About Finance And Recycling

Daksha Morjaria
Sun, 09 Dec 2018 15:30:14 -0800

At the tender age of seven, while his friends were spending their allowances on “frivolous” things like candy and toys, Jose Adolfo Quisocola was busy saving money for more essential purchases. To try to get his peers to do the same, the youngster from Arequipa, Peru came up with the innovative idea of an eco-bank, which allows kids of all ages to become economically independent and financially savvy – while also helping the environment.