APPEC-Education (a + b = 3’s partner in DR Congo) with the collaboration of the mototaxis union and COPEMECO trained more than two hundred people in October and November. A first training workshop was conducted in October with around thirty mototaxis on managing expenses, the importance of savings – especially for emergencies -, bookkeeping and…
On 14, 15 and 16 August 2019, 23 members of ASCOVI (the Food Consumers’ Association) who run small businesses participated in a money management training organised with the technical support of a + b = 3 and APPEC. The first day focused on the management of family money (spending priorities, budget, how to avoid debts,…
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…
On the fourth day, the participants set up and ran a small business and were able to practise making a plan, set selling prices, manage supplies, build the shop to attract customers, sell, and of course keep the accounts and calculate earnings. A busy morning. Fifth and Last Day: Setting up a Business (Continued):…
The second day of our training for women entrepreneurs was devoted to following the case of a soap merchant (how to forecast sales, how to increase sales, how to calculate capital and how much to pay oneself). Then we practised how to prioritise personal and family expenses and make a budget. The third…
For this first morning, through the story of Esengo who makes and sells soaps, we focused on the essentials to manage a small business: the importance of bookkeeping the accounts and how to do it, why separate personal accounts from business accounts, how to calculate a profit, how to cover fixed costs, how to calculate…
Short training session at the Lusay School / NGO Lumière in Kinshasa with teachers, staff and some students. The session focused on how to manage a salary (spending priorities, budget …) but one of the problems facing teachers are the salary arrears: how to manage expenses when the salary is not paid or paid with…
Fifth day of our training of trainers in Kinshasa with our partner APPEC. After having reviewed (in a participatory way of course) how to facilitate (what to do and what not to do), the participants set up and managed a micro-business selling juices, water and snacks. This experience allowed them to practice how to keep…
Second day of the practical sessions: the participants practised facilitating a session on the following topics: communication between spouses about money – how to avoid arguing how to educate children to money management tips to encourage youth to responsibly manage the money their parents give them where to save how to encourage ethical practices During…
The best way to learn to facilitate a training workshop and build self-confidence is to facilitate. So, today the participants practised facilitating a training session on various topics: what expenses can be planned and which ones cannot? How to manage unpredictable expenses? How to manage expenses related to festivals and ceremonies? Key messages were: let’s…