Basic Business Skills and Financial Literacy Training Conducted in Warawar, Aweil East County.

In response to various challenges facing border traders in Warawar, Community Initiative for Partnership and Development (CIPAD) with technical and financial support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Africa Borderlands Centre (ABC) has successfully conducted Basic business skills and financial literacy from 25th – 27th April 2022 attended by 131 participants (85 females) with the below sessions covered:

1. Basic business skills and financial literacy in day one of the training
2. Mgurush on-boarding and digital literacy in day two of the training
3. Gender cultural sensitivity in day three of the training

This activity has increased the capacity of six (6) business saving groups of different business activities and ideas in Warawar on basic business management; financial literacy; digitalisation of business transactions including saving; and gender cultural sensitivity. The names of six (6) saving groups that were trained and supplied with booster packages and small phones were:

1. Detku Yic as traditional Sanduk (Control)
2. Pamat traditional Sanduk (Control)
3. Dotku Koc Cok traditional Sanduk (Control)
4. Town Group as digital Sanduk (Intervention)
5. Apor Monydit as digital Sanduk (Intervention)
6. Akut Ci Mat as digital Sanduk (Intervention)

In accordance with training evaluations, participants acknowledged that the training sessions delivered has enhanced their knowledge and skills on basic business management; financial literacy; digitalisation of business transactions including saving; and gender cultural sensitivity. We quoted, among participants, a woman called Bakhita saying that she now has her capacity increased to manage her business and contribute constructively toward the growth of their Group called Akut Ci Mat (United Group).