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By Nozipho Khuzwayo
iTOO
On the 23rd of April 2025, I was excited to get another opportunity to impart knowledge on Money Fo Sho to the so ever eager to learn community of Mistake Farm in Umzinto (KZN) and this time in the presence of the iTOO representative, Rob Ferguson. Mistake Farm is in the remote area and it is very rare to get any form of training to empower the community more especially the large number of unemployed youth. There were about 50 participants which is the number way above the required but Rob said we should not chase them away because it shows their eagerness for knowledge, so I had quiet a big group. They were so lucky because Rob brought them some snacks which I think brought excitement to excel in their participation on the activities done during the training. There was also a group of participants who are under a project by LIMA and it was so interesting to listen to them sharing their journeys on how they got indebted and cannot even enjoy their work life, so I had to deviate and talk about how to come out of debt using the snowball method and advising them to use registered debt counsellors as another option if they feel that debts are too much to handle. This was an eye opener to the young ones to know how not being able to manage debt can put you in such trouble, more questions were on how they can keep their credit profiles/reports in order and be financially healthy. After the session I got more requests for more Financial Skills training as other community members saw their posts on social media and wanted the same information too. It is always a pleasure to serve that community even though the area is too far and is costly to reach but the willingness to learn is just what melts my heart.