Today, we were off to the field: we started by visiting ICS office in Kakamega then headed to a village at around 45 minutes drive from Kakamega to test the first module of the family budgeting programme with a group of 22 farmers.
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the TOT participants in ICS office |
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Christine (ICS Africa) and Sophie (a+b=3) |
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The farmers who attended the family budgeting first module pilot. |
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After the introduction, the session started with a song. |
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The session on goal setting was followed by a story… |
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…and the “chachu” Khmer energizer. |
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prioritising expenses |
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After Samwel and Maureen, today’s facilitators, wrapped up the key messages, one of the farmers invited us to share lunch in her house. |
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Pheak, ICS Cambodia, and three farmers |
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Debrief of the pilot |
Great first hand experience and learning. This participatory approach is simeple and user friendly