a+b=3‘s Chinese teacher, Becky, was invited to give financial education basic pieces of advice during the Octopus (*) Kids Nurturing Program Kick-off Ceremony at Saint James Settlement on 3 May 2008. To watch the presentation, click below:Octopus (*) In Hong Kong, the Octopus card is a card to which we can add money and use…
Becky, l’enseignante hongkongaise d’a+b=3, était invitée à donner quelques conseils tout simples sur comment gérer son argent aux enfants qui assistaient à la cérémonie de lancement du Programme “Octopus(*) aide les Enfants” à Saint James Settlement le 3 mai 2008. Pour regarder la présentation (images seulement), cliquer ci-dessous:Octopus (*) A Hong Kong, la carte Octopus…
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Enfants du Mekong hosted our four day training the trainers on financial literacy in Sisophon.
We were invited to run two one-day workshop on how to manage money for the Year 1 students at the Enfants du Mekong Centre in Cebu (Philippines).
Encouraged by Enfants du Mekong’s Director, we conducted two training for the Sisophon Centre: Money Basics and Money Essentials. The main difference is the literacy level- money concepts are the same. Another difference… is that we facilitated Money Essentials in French!
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This is a+b=3’s first training outside Hong Kong! After meeting Soieries du Mekong staff in 2006, we realised that money issues (debt, no saving, difficulty in managing expenses and anticipating expenses beyond a week or even a few days) are very similar to the money challenges faced by Migrant Workers in Hong Kong. The other…
This blog is about financial education: why it is important, what’s new, what we can do to raise financial literacy and make this world a better place, especially for those living on very limited resources. We will also keep you updated on the latest training, projects or services of a+b=3.