Course
Calendar for August- September2010
Course |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Language |
Registration |
| Good
Habits with Money™ |
8th August |
14.00pm- 18.00pm |
Christian Action, 2 Kwun Tong Road, Choi Hung, Kowloon (Choi Hung MTR Exit A2) |
Bahasa |
Email
info@enrichhk.org or call Christian Action on 2362 1922 (Tue-Sat) 6575 2103 (Sunday) |
| Good
Habits with Money™ |
21th August
Saturday* |
13.00pm- 17.00pm |
Christian Action, 2 Kwun Tong Road, Choi Hung, Kowloon (Choi Hung MTR Exit A2) |
English |
Email
info@enrichhk.org or call Christian Action on 2362 1922 (Tue-Sat) 6575 2103 (Sunday) |
| Good
Habits with Money™ |
12th September |
12.00pm- 16.00pm |
Wei Lun Primary School Hall,
Discovery Bay Road
Discovery Bay
Lantau Island
|
Tagalog
|
Email
info@enrichhk.org or call 2272 4597 |
| Good
Habits with Money™ |
12th September |
14.00pm- 18.00pm |
Christian Action, 2 Kwun Tong Road, Choi Hung, Kowloon (Choi Hung MTR Exit A2) |
English and Bahasa |
Email
info@enrichhk.org or call Christian Action on 2362 1922 (Tue-Sat) 6575 2103 (Sunday) |
Personal Enrichment I
*NEW* |
To be confirmed |
9.30am-12.30pm |
Christian Action, 3/F Lee Kong Commercial Building, 115 Woosung Street, Jordan, Kowloon (Jordan MTR Exit A) |
English with Urdu translation |
Email
info@enrichhk.org or call 6181 9951 |
Personal Enrichment II
*NEW* |
To be confirmed |
9.30am-12.30pm |
Christian Action, 3/F Lee Kong Commercial Building, 115 Woosung Street, Jordan, Kowloon (Jordan MTR Exit A) |
English with Urdu translation |
Email
info@enrichhk.org or call 6181 9951 |
Details of venues:
A)THE CHINESE RHENISH CHURCH HONG KONG SYNOD
1/F. Wing Yip Comm. Bldg
65-71 Yen Chow Street,
Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Tel : 2304-3663
B)
Christian Action
- Choi Hung Service Centre : 2 Kwun Tong Road, Choi Hung, Kowloon (Choi Hung MTR Exit A2)
- To Kwa Wan Service Centre : G/F No. 14 Lun Cheung Street, To Kwa Wan
- Woo Sung Street Centre : 3/F Lee Kong Commercial Building, 115 Woosung Street, Jordan, Kowloon (Jordan MTR Exit A)
Tel : 2362 1922 (Tue-Sat) 6575 2103 (Sunday)
C)Bayanihan Centre
55 Victoria Road, Kennedy Town
Tel: 2817 8302
D)Holy Family Parish
Holy Family Mass Centre
Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School,
1, Tse Wai Avenue, Choi Hung Estate, Kowloon.
E)Catholic Centre
2/F, Grand Building, 15-18 Connaught Road, Central
F) YMCA of Hong Kong
Overseas Domestic Helpers Programme
41 Salisbury road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Tel: 2268 7096
G) Asian Migrants Credit union (AMCU)
13/F, Block A, Fuk Keung Industrial Building
66-68 Tong Mi Road, Prince Edward, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel:2312-0031
H) ISSHK Support Service Centre for Ethnic Minorities
3/F(East Wing) Sincere Insurance Building,
4-6 Hennessy Road,Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: 2864 6703
I)Wei Lun Primary School Hall
Discovery Bay Road
Discovery Bay
Lantau Island
To sign up please email us
or call the number above at least 2 days before the
start of the course. Places are limited, first come
first served, so call early!
Course Description
enrich currently
runs three courses, Good Habits with Money, Good Planning with Money and
Confidence and Communication. Each course runs over
four hours in one or two sessions. Participants will
be invited to a follow
up mentoring session 2-3 months after they attend the
workshops.
GOOD HABITS WITH MONEY ™
Good
Habits with Money is a personal finance course designed
by a+b=3
especially for migrant
workers in Hong Kong. Through the example of Maria,
a domestic worker who would like to get out of
debts, students learn to:
o Get organized
o Calculate
their financial situation
o Set financial
goals
o Determine
savings needs
o Understand
how compound interest and loans work
o Understand
how to get out of debt
o Develop
a budget
o Track
and monitor expenses
o How to
deal with family pressure
o Tips on
how to save
GOOD PLANNING WITH MONEY ™
This is a level 2 course on personal finance for participants who have completed Good
Habits with Money. During this session participants:
o Review what they have learnt from Good Habits with Money
o Learn more tips on getting out of debt, controlling expenses and budgeting
o Gain techniques for discipline and time management
o Explore more ways of dealing with family demands
o Set goals for their long term plans
o Gain an overview of risk, insurance and investments
o Learn how to spot scams
SETTING UP MY BUSINESS *NEW*
is tailored made as a basic of entrepreneurship for migrant workers. Due to a high and growing demand for workshop in business course and with the kind support of A and B make 3 Ltd, the participants will explore what a business is and ideas of businesses, writing a business plan and basics on marketing and book keeping. It is ideal for participants who would like to set up a business but are not sure where to start!
More
courses on financial literacy and setting up a
business are organised by
our partner a+b=3
Ltd .
CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION™
Confidence and Communication is a
highly interactive fun course designed to empower women
to communicate better with those around them. Through
role-plays and exercises, participants practice effective
communication and share their experiences in a supportive
environment. Areas covered include:
o Overcoming
the challenges of self-confidence 
o How to look and feel more
confident
o Becoming aware of your rights
and the sources of your limitations
o How to feel comfortable
and confident with your personal image
o Preparing to negotiate
o Strategies and techniques
for assertive negotiation
o How to deal with emotions
o Practicing to communicate with confidence
SPEAK OUT LOUD: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
This 3-hour workshop focus on EOC's Sex Discrimination Ordinance. The workshop will be based on an interactive role-play as well as group discussion. The participants will have a chance to share their experience and recognize their rights in view of dealing with sexual harassment. Through our course, the participants will learn assertiveness in order to make it clear to the harasser that the behavior is not tolerated.
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT
This workshop will raise awareness of the personal financial issues faced by some of the most vulnerable target groups such as ethnic minorities here in Hong Kong, and encourage them to make informed financial decisions and increase their financial independence and well-being as well as learn to assert themselves and voice their needs and opinions effectively.
For more information, please get
in touch.
Sound Bites from Our
Trainees
Filipino and
Indonesian migrants attending CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION™ in
English
¡§This training taught me to be more self-confident!¡¨
¡§The most meaningful topic was ¡¥negotiations¡¦
¡V because for me, negotiating with others is not
easy.¡¨
¡§I promise to internalise what I have learned
and apply it to the fullest!¡¨
¡§The course gives us encouragement to become successful
in the future¡¨
Thai migrants attending CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION™ in Thai
¡§The most meaningful activity is ¡¥negotiation' because I find it hard to negotiate successfully"
"I will use the tips from the class as I don't want others to take advantage of me. I'd like to protect my
own interest."
Filipino migrants attending
GOOD HABITS WITH MONEY™ in Tagalog
¡§(The course taught me to) first, to have self-discipline
and save for my goals. It also taught me how to manage
my money¡¨
¡§I really have to share to my sister and friends
what I learned in this course!¡¨
¡§From now on, I¡¦ll budget my money wisely and
learn to explain (to others) how should we use money¡¨
¡§This training is excellent and I really understand
it!¡¨
¡§I¡¦m thankful I attended this training because
I learned how to budget my salary. I really learned
a lot!¡¨
¡§Well-done! Clear and exciting!¡¨
¡§Natutunan ko kung paano mas maging aware sa paggastos.
Planuhin muna kung kaya ba ng budget at talagang
kailangan na bilhin (I learned to be more aware when
spending. Plan first and check if within budget;
check if it¡¦s really needed)¡¨
?¡§
I would like to share to my families and friends
what I have learn this seminar. How to manage and
organize our goal.¡¨
¡§Each activity is worth to be put into action
in our personal life because it is a big help on
understanding the importance of managing money.¡¨
¡§The training taught me how to put my finances
in the right track!¡¨
¡§In this course, I learned on how to organize
budget and I got an idea on how to manage well my
money, give importance to it - not only to my family-
but also to myself¡¨
¡§Thanks to enrich for enlightening our minds!¡¨
Indonesian migrants
attending GOOD HABITS WITH MONEY™ in
Bahasa Indonesian
¡§This
training taught me to be more careful, detailed and
realistic in budgeting¡¨
¡§Very good teaching method so that the topic is
easy to understand¡¨
¡§All
activities are meaningful and boost up my confidence;
communication and material are very good¡¨
¡§I thank you for everything I learned here. I
hope to be able to attend more of such training with
even more interesting and useful topics¡¨
¡§Enrich is very good, keep up the good work!¡¨
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