First day of our training of trainers in Kinshasa in collaboration with our Congolese partner APPEC. The training takes place at FOLECO (Federation of Lay Economic NGOs) for 5 days and welcomes about thirty participants from various civil organisations. Today we began by thinking about the aims of financial education and introduced our “problem /…
Does your NGO need specific funding to run a financial education programme? The answer is no… and here is why:
Money Basics – Module 2 is ready! Money arguments between spouses, children nagging for toys, relatives asking for money, disputes or jealousy between neighbours… Money is very often at the core of relationships between people. Money can improve… or damage these relationships. This is why we believe financial education is not only about budgeting and…
During the Global Money Week organized by CYF that took place in Kinshasa from March 28 to April 3, APPEC-EDUCATION (the Association for the Promotion of Education in Entrepreneurship in Congo) with a + b = 3’s support, and in partnership with APROCEC (the Professional Association of Credit Cooperatives and Savings of DRC) presented the…
“Finance in pictures”, the special event for our 10th anniversary – a photo and pictures exhibition that challenges our views about money, was in Phnom Penh tonight.
First day of our financial literacy training the trainers – helping vulnerable families, in Phnom Penh, with our partner VBNK. Choosing one goal an overspending story Planning 5 days and a commitment to pay How to get out of debt Getting organised – a simple step by step project : going to the temple getting…
Tonight we displayed a poster exhibition “Finance in pictures” to reflect on our 10 years as financial educator and challenge what finance often takes for granted.
Whether urban, home, digital or rural, our landscapes are filled with ads: pictures nudging us to buy this, or use that service: lots of colours, a striking picture and a snappy slogan. Even if we don’t read them, our eyesight catches them and processes them. Didn’t our ancestors use their vision to detect dangerous animals…
a+b=3 was invited as a guest speaker along with its partner enrich to the Citigroup-Financial Times financial education summit in Beijing (November 2008). Tim presents how a+b=3 works with local NGOs to design financial education programs that are relevant to each target. Tim (left) participates in the panel discussion, as long as Jane (second from…