From April 8 to 10, Enfants du Mekong’s social workers and trainers attended a training workshop to help them roll out a programme on money management for their scholars. Lenlen Mesina, our long-term partner Enrich’s advisor, facilitated these 3 days. The programme consists of four workshops – one per university year- where gradually students will…
On March 3, the Corporate Social Responsibility Unit and the Sustainability Unit of the Union Bank of the Philippines organised a half day workshop for their outsourced personnel on money management. The training was facilitated by Lenlen Messina, former Executive Director of our Hong Kong partner, Enrich, and Lenlen was assisted by a few volunteers…
Last session and graduation for the Passerelles Numeriques – Philippines students. Here is what PNP’s team wrote: “Our students in the #Philippines once again concluded another Developmental Activity. Unlike other usual DAs, the topic on #FinancialManagement lasted throughout the duration of PN Phils Class 2018’s scholarship, two and a half years. The first and second year of the course…
Lenlen, Enrich Hong Kong Senior Advisor, conducted a one-day workshop with coffee farmers in Atok, Benguet (Philippines). After the introduction to help participants open up and speak about money issues (never easy), participants practised prioritising first through a game on morning tasks, then with expenses, a tough but very important exercise. Re-prioritising to save for an…
After following online training on money management in years 1 and 2, Passerelles Numeriques Philippines year 3 students had their first face to face workshop on how to budget a first salary, control expenses and support family in a sustainable way (very important as Christmas is approaching). The combined approach (online + face to face) aims…
Following our Training the Trainers last November, more than 200 scholars sponsored by Enfants du Mekong have attended a workshop on money management focused on spending priorities and budgeting – basic skills which are vital in a heavily monetised modern economy. Most students have found the training interesting and it made them think differently. The biggest…
Luzon Technical Institute invited Catalina (Y.E.P.P. our partner in the Philippines) to run a full weekend of financial literacy workshops to strengthen their Career Guidance programme. Around 100 students, split in four classes, attended a three hour workshop covering: prioritising developing mindful goals budgeting for university how to save spending wisely Besides, parents and teachers…
Following our training the trainers in Cebu last November, Children of Asia, Philippines, has run a pilot livelihood programme with 12 women who run their own micro-business. The programme alternated training workshops on a specific topic like developing a savings plan, using envelopes, paying back debts, and bookkeeping for their small businesses, with one-to-one coaching…
Third day of our Training the trainers on youth financial literacy. energiser on planning The practise sessions continued with five more groups who facilitated sessions seen the days before. birthday sequence how to choose a mobile phone Holidays: values and planning Hidden finance word Incomes: addressing common misconceptions In the afternoon we focused on family…
Second day of our TOT on youth programme – level 2 in Cebu, Philippines, co-organised by Enfants du Mekong. We went on experiencing the module 3 of a+b=3’s youth programme. review from day 1 PLAN and PRIORITISE How to choose a phone – and making the difference between advertising and information Writing the steps to…