The key objective was to raise awareness of the needs for financial literacy and build financial management skills among 120 Roma households and Roma entrepreneurs in Macedonia. The project intends to familiarize low-income people with practical aspects of financial education and to persuade the workshop participants of the necessity of household financial planning and regular saving. The final output of the workshops is financial plans developed by the participants for their families.
| Client: | FOSIM | | Origin of funding: | FOSIM | | Date: | February 2009 – October 2009 | | Partners: | None | | Types of Services Provided: | Adjusted training materials and delivered Financial Literacy Training on the following topics:
• Current cash flow vis-а-vis financial goals
• Money saving methods and capacities
• Emergency expenses and an emergency fund
• Saving tools
• Smart borrowing
• Building a financial plan
• Putting a plan into action | |
