Comments on: Africa welcomes G8 debt relief plan, wants probe http://www.sapphireexcel.com/blogger/?p=28 A Different Look on Africa! Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:50:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Chris Fraser http://www.sapphireexcel.com/blogger/?p=28#comment-33 Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:27:36 +0000 http://www.sapphireexcel.com/blogger/?p=28#comment-33 “Often what is needed is information that is accessible, is presented in ways that are culturally appropriate and that can be understood by people who have limited English and literacy. The Fred Hollows Foundation Financial Literacy Program (Little Fish's Money Story) provides an example of working with people where they are at, and providing needed information in ways that are practical and cost-effective. Rather than waiting for the next generation to be trained in financial management, people without formal skills can be supported now to take control of financial management. It is not only important that communities be empowered to take control of financial decision-making, but also that the right people that is, those chosen by the community occupy such positions of responsibility. The Money Story (which has received a Telstra Small Business award) was designed to present complex financial information, reports and budgets, to people who do not have financial literacy skills, in a visual form that they can understand. This process is empowering, as it enables the community to take genuine control of its organisations and enables board members, councilors and others to fulfil their responsibilities.â€? Page22 “Information.â€? Submission To The House Of Representatives Standing Committee On Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Inquiry Into Capacity Building in Indigenous Communities The Fred Hollows Foundation October 2002 “Often what is needed is information that is accessible, is presented in ways that are culturally appropriate and that can be understood by people who have limited English and literacy. The Fred Hollows Foundation Financial Literacy Program (Little Fish’s Money Story) provides an example of working with people where they are at, and providing needed information in ways that are practical and cost-effective. Rather than waiting for the next generation to be trained in financial management, people without formal skills can be supported now to take control of financial management.

It is not only important that communities be empowered to take control of financial decision-making, but also that the right people that is, those chosen by the community occupy such positions of responsibility.

The Money Story (which has received a Telstra Small Business award) was
designed to present complex financial information, reports and budgets, to people who do not have financial literacy skills, in a visual form that they can understand. This process is empowering, as it enables the community to take genuine control of its organisations and enables board members, councilors and others to fulfil their responsibilities.�
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Submission To The House Of Representatives Standing Committee On Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Inquiry Into Capacity Building in Indigenous Communities The Fred Hollows Foundation October 2002

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