After looking at a few photos of other programmes that have implemented our programmes, facilitators turned into small businesses and ran a little shop – the best way to learn the challenges of running a business. Participants then put on their “villagers’ hats” and experienced the first module of the business literacy a+b=3 has designed…
Second day of a five day Training of Trainers in Pakse, Laos, organised by GIZ-AFP, sponsored by Bank of the Lao-PDR, GIZ-AFP and Australian Aid and co-facilitated with our Laos partners EDC. Today, facilitators practised facilitating different examples of financial literacy programmes for different target groups: farmers with yearly income, factory workers with a monthly…
First day of a five day Training of Trainers in Pakse, Laos, organised by GIZ-AFP, sponsored by Bank of the Lao-PDR, GIZ-AFP and Australian Aid and co-facilitated with our Laos partners EDC. After a brief inaugural speech by the Bank of Lao-PDR, this first day introduced financial education, the importance of needs assessment and building…
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 our training the trainers with APPEC in Kinshasa. After reviewing yesterday’s main points, we talked about debts and their impact. This allowed us to review how to calculate a budget, understand the difference between commitments and other expenses, and look at an example of a daily spending limit. Participants also reflected on…
Yesterday, we ran a four-hour Training the Trainers with PROP case managers and family services specialists in Eden Prairie, MN. As families in financial crisis come to see them for help, the social workers wanted to get more practical tools on how to support them, especially between crises, so that families become more financially resilient….
Does your NGO need specific funding to run a financial education programme? The answer is no… and here is why: