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3 years ago
Boiketlo Molokomme

I was training money modulars at Radinong secondary school.Learners were very energized and wanted to learn. When I train the module of boosting income they were very keen to learn as they said they want to start their own businesses that they will run on weekends. They said they will save the profit they get for future use. It was a proud moment for me as a facilitator that i was able to help. They were so excited and wanted more.they thanked Sanlam for providing them with knowledge and skills that will help them in future.

4 years ago
Pamella Myeni

Linda Mashita stays at Umbumbulu and she's living with disability. She attended the Money Fo Sho and Module 1 at Ziphatheleni Community Centre, she was very excited that she asked me if I can arrange all these sessions for other people living with disability. She has more than 100 people in her database who reside in different parts of KZN. She further explained that, disabled people are often excluded from participating in community activities. We need to create a program that will benefit people living with disability.

4 years ago
Mpho Motshegoe

As a high school learner transitions to tertiary, they may be faced with the task of deciding which college or university to attend and how to finance their education. This is a story of a young man Katlego Dlomo one of our successful participants who attended session COR - 11720 on the 16 of March 2023, At Zone 6, Rustenburg, North West Province of RSA. The venue for training was at a tavern and we empowered our community with financial skills and financial knowledge and we were talking about my money and tax (Module 8). During the training the delivery truck came to deliver their products and left. There was a gentleman who joined the session and participated who came with the truck. After the training was complete the gentle came to me and introduced himself as Mr. Maseko the managing director of MDP distributors and said that he was encouraged by what we are doing in and around our community and he said that he is looking for 10 general workers for his company and there's no better place than here!! So10 participants were hired and reported for duty the following day, talk about life changing moment for this young people including Katlego. Thank you Avocado Vision and Coronation for empowering us to empower others.

4 years ago
khomotjo Samuel Nkgapele

I had good time facilitating money for sho the community I have been though it was just few. youth is very excited to attend and they come in numbers. I have five groups of youth organised Social development and those groups some community workers and intern's so it was useful.the other group that attended money module was group of early development taechers module teaching children about money they were existed of the teaching aids The group recommended that more training

4 years ago
khomotjo Samuel Nkgapele

I had good time facilitating money for sho the community I have been though it was just few. youth is very excited to attend and they come in numbers. I have five groups of youth organised Social development and those groups some community workers and intern's so it was useful.the other group that attended money module was group of early development taechers module teaching children about money they were existed of the teaching aids The group recommended that more training

4 years ago
khomotjo Samuel Nkgapele

I had good time facilitating money for sho the community I have been though it was just few. youth is very excited to attend and they come in numbers. I have five groups of youth organised Social development and those groups some community workers and intern's so it was useful.the other group that attended money module was group of early development taechers module teaching children about money they were existed of the teaching aids The group recommended that more training

4 years ago
khomotjo Samuel Nkgapele

I had group of municipal workers who are general workers and their were existed about information on Boasting income and shared experiences of their lives more about budget. Generally they take budget for granted not knowing the impact of it when we highlight about it. My challenge it didn't have material but it went well with good cooperation. The second group was supposed to be the admin staff didn't turn up. The group recommended that this training should be repeated because they feel to be helpful, informative and useful. Bring more training.

4 years ago
Bakang Samuel Molale

With Modular Programmes, everytime hosting these sessions is special. Having partnered with one of our local NPO's made my recruitment much easier and simpler. Managed to train 2 groups of youth from Kagung Community. Participants enjoyed and engaged in all sessions we had. Particularly Module 5: Boosting My Income. It really shows that youth is more interested in entrepreneurship. I'd like to thank Avocado Vision together Coronation for giving me the opportunity to positively impact people's lives. Am grateful to be part of organizations that focuses of transforming lives for the better.

4 years ago
Thembekile Spogter

I had the privilege of training 2 groups of interns of the Eastern Cape Department of Education , they enjoyed the training as it focused on Digging deeper into my budget. They participated and told their stories as well and were actually needing more time as more and more came up with their experiences. The first group we had 27 participants and the second we had 32. A well attended training with young people willing to learn and promised yo take the information to their homes.

4 years ago
Bongiwe Mafuya

The community group I trained was a very dynamic interesting group . Youth that have been in tertiary through NSFAS , youth that funded their own education , drop outs , retrenched participants and early retirement participants , all the above participants have gone back to the workplace that is provided by Working For Water which is different from their previous workplace, all participants were introduced to financial literacy for the first time and their engagement was driven by past experiences. They were all willing for a good financial turn around regardless of the wage amount they're currently receiving . Boosting Income and Budget were the most favourable modules as most participants identified a business value chain amongst themselves starting from selling the wood that they've cleared to local tractors and possible continuations of clearing and then focus on other opportunities created by clearing . For these communities this is the start of sustainability and good financial relations . They've learnt from their recklessness now it's time to do better . In these villages there are structures built by government for cooperatives , participants have identified them as a start of small businesses selling different items needed by communities, when doing orders they'll do them collectively to save money and be able to buy in huge bulks. I'm looking forward to return to these communities again to complete training other groups that might also identify their means of leaving a better life . It's always encouraging to have these good outcomes after training in the most disadvantaged rural communities. The participants were relieved to findout that they don't need lawyers to draft their wills and to know that there are no items that are not regarded as better assets in the will , they're now referring to the will as Children's security after their parents and also to their wives who are mostly abused by inlaws after their husband's death.