Good Food Community (GFC) collaborated with its long-time partner SEDPI to conduct one-day Financial Literacy Training for its 13 farmers. This was held in Capas, Tarlac last April 12, 2013. The training covered topics on savings, debt management and its limitations, as well as managing expenditure.
Personal stories and experiences of both the farmers and the facilitators made the training more insightful and interactive. In between sessions, workshops were conducted so each participant had self-assessment on their finances. Tools like personal balance sheets, and cash in cash out forms, were distributed among the participants to evaluate their household expenses. After doing such, everyone was astonished to discover the whereabouts of their money. Attended by both male and female farmers, they felt relieved to trace the path of their money and even committed to share the practice of accounting one’s finances to other members of their families.
This training was facilitated by one of the senior program officers of SEDPI, Ms. Denise Subido, and also one of its program officers, Ms. Clarice Crisostomo, who both rated excellent after being evaluated. Once again, SEDPI has been successful in imparting financial education to Filipinos from different walks of life.