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…
Stella, a social entreprise inspiring youth to blossom and thrive, has invited a+b=3 to run a training the trainers for 2 days targeting youth. Participants discovered our problem/solution approach of financial education, and how youth learn about money, then moved to our youth programme that participants could experience first hand and ended with reflection on…
The second level of the finance for entrepreneurs training designed for 1001 Fontaines/ Ranontsika focused on end of month routines. review daily routine (from level 1) role play: selling water to schools recording school sales calculating a monthly profit and water loss role play: paying employees recording monthly transactions end of month routine review
After rehearsing the first level workshop (daily bookkeeping and cash reconciliation), Ranontsika facilitators piloted the training with three entrepreneurs who came to the head office. rehearsing The day in the life of an entrepreneur ; is the business profitable? Why tracking is so important personal or business expenses? end of day reconciliation workshop wrap up:…
Sophie is on a 8 day trip to Madagascar to help 1001 Fontaines’ local partner Ranontsika to empower their grassroots entrepreneurs on book-keeping and business skills.We started this project with interviewing entrepreneurs. first water station visited current book keeping second water station third water station visited
Soraya, our Business Development Manager, was invited on January 11 in Guangzhou by FYSE (芳新) to share about a+b=3’s social entreprise business model during a panel discussion aiming to help young women entrepreneurs learn more about social entreprise.
Last December, Romain and Sybille, two French journalists of RFI (Radio France Internationale) selected five social enterprises making a difference in Cambodia: a+b=3 was honoured to be one of them! Romain and Sybille spent time in Banteay Chhmar enquiring about the situation of the silkweavers working for Soieries du Mekong, and how they manage the income…
Today participants practiced training: morning energizer counting bottles demonstrating water loss O-WE, Teuk Saat 1001’s brand entrepreneur’s check list Mr. Lo Chai the co-founder of Teuk Saat 1001 and 1001 Fontaines
introduction to analyzing financial numbers fixed and variable costs breakeven wrap up: entrepreneur’s financial check-list reviewing training sessions
“Teuk Saat 1001 (1001 Fontaines) that works to improve the long-term health of poor and isolated communities in developing countries, using a social enterprise model which enables them to produce their own, safe drinking water.” Training entrepreneurs on key business notions is a key component of how 1001 Fontaines empower them and impact their communities:…