Budgeting workshop – Somali mothers
Tonight was the second session of our (bilingual) training workshop on budgeting and shopping for Somali mothers in Eden Prairie (MN). The first session was about choice and decision; the …
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Personal Finance workshop for foreign students (Humphrey, MN)
Studying abroad is always a challenge… especially financially: opening a bank account, understanding different banking and shopping habits, living on a tight budget… but still enjoying a social life… and …
Training the Trainers – Siem Reap – Day 2
reviewing what we learned yesterday needs assessment Chinese proverbs Participants’ confidence “thermometer” Trying activities for low income clients Back to popular demand: the shopping game Productive/unproductive debts Business case Workshop …
Training the Trainers – Siem Reap – Day 1
Day 1: focus on how managing one’s money introduction choosing learning goal consequences of not managing money budget calculation prioritizing expenses daily spending limit pieces of advice on spending controlling …
High school students – Enfants du Mekong Sisophon
We ran the same training as yesterday with high school students. Why money matters Story case: what happens when we don’t manage money Writing a budget students explain their budgets …
University Students – Enfants du Mekong Sisophon
One day follow up training for university students in Sisophon (Cambodia): choosing why money matters Analysing a story where the character ends up in debt calculating a budget students explain …
Follow up training for trainers – Enfants du Mekong Sisophon
Identifying what we have applied from previous workshops and what we would like to change in the way we manage money. finding colleagues who implemented the same things identifying what …
Video on financial literacy
Today, Connected Schools and a+b=3 launched a series of 10 videos on financial literacy. They can be used by NGOs as resources for their trainers and staff. Five of them are …
Setting up my business
Today, Becky (Enrich) and Sophie (a+b=3) ran a revamped version of “Setting up my business” for Migrant Workers in Hong Kong for our partner Enrich, at the Wanchai mosque. Many Migrant Workers …
Personal Finance workshop for international students studying in the US
Yesterday, we ran a pilot workshop at Humphrey College (U of M). Target group: international students who come and study in the US for one or several years. Challenges are …