Coronavirus and debt: the word nobody wants to talk about
Vantha and her family used to earn around US$ 60 a week – This amount was just enough to pay the rent and bills ($12), food ($27), education ($12 a …
Training of Trainers – APPEC Kinshasa – day 2
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 …
Friends International – Training the Trainers
After attending our Training the Trainers last November in Phnom Penh, Clara from Friends International designed a training in “money management” consisting of two three hour modules: “controlling your money” …
Training seminar in financial education for women civil servants in RD Congo
150 women from three departments participated in a three-day financial education training from March 28-30. The training held at the Ministry of Security was inaugurated by the Deputy Minister of …
Critical thinking and mindfulness
Last November we triggered a long silence in our usually lively training room using cards printed on both sides (like the one displayed here): university students had just done their …
Make a quick and lasting impression: use pictures
At home, in the streets, in our cupboards and on our screens, our landscapes are filled with advertising: pictures nudging us to buy this, eat that or use this service: …
Are “needs” and “wants” still relevant?
Needs and wants have become the pillar of any financial education programmes. If we want to control our spending, before buying something, we should first think whether it is a …
What is financial literacy?
Literacy is being able to read and write; maths literacy is being able to count and master simple operations; but what is financial literacy? This phrase appeared in the late 1990s and …