After our training workshops in Burkina Faso, Senegal and DR Congo, we conducted a survey on what the participants changed in their way they manage money: the main change noted spontaneously by all the people who answered the survey: expenses management: less unnecessary expenses. 77% have reduced their debts. 62% increased their savings. 69% have not…
After the three days of training of trainers, four trainers facilitated the first session of the family budgeting programme with beneficiaries in the village of Koalmo. Participants discussed spending priorities in small groups while putting the banknotes on the pictures representing their expenses. After the pilot debrief, group photo!
3rd day of our training the trainers with Save the Children Burkina. After working on the implementation plan, participants prepared and practised facilitating the three sessions of the (still to be finalised) family budgeting module that covers spending priorities, making sure a small business is profitable and savings for children’s education.
2nd day of our training of trainers with Save the Children Burkina. After reviewing the main learning points of the previous day and discovering some other examples of training (food budget and nutrition, real and false emergencies), the trainers discussed the objectives and possible contents of the family budgeting programme they would like to roll…
After the projects with Save the Children Nepal and India (Rajasthan), the Burkina Faso team invited a + b = 3 to design and localise a family budgeting training for families receiving cash transfers and to train their facilitators to facilitate it. On this first day, participants first deepened their understanding of financial education and…