The FPM ASBL, working for financial inclusion in DR Congo and its partners: the German Technical Cooperation (GIZ) and the Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC), launched on Monday 24 October 2016 the pilot phase of the Training of Trainers (ToT) and Multipliers of the National Financial Education Programme (PNEF). The three institutions were represented respectively by Messrs Jean-Claude THETIKA, Director General of the FPM ASBL, Yoro N’DIAYE, Senior Technical Advisor/Financial System Development Programme (MSRP/IZ) and Patrick KAKWATA, Program Officer, on behalf of BTC.

The PNEF is a national programme developed by the Central Bank of Congo with the support of German Cooperation, in accordance with international best practices, while taking into account the realities of the DRC. Its objective is to equip Congolese people with the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary for optimal management of their personal finances.

The training of trainers is the priority activity of the National Financial Education Programme (PNEF) and aims to train trainers from organisations that wish to either integrate financial education modules into the training organised for their target groups or create new training. Trainers will be able to adapt the content of the modules to their working methods and the needs of their audiences.

In its mission to promote financial inclusion in the DRC, by supporting financial institutions that target MSMEs and low-income working populations, the FPM ASBL has found it interesting to technically and financially support this training program, which is in line with its TTA (Transversal Technical Assistance) component.

Participants will have access to a wide range of tools for their training. They come from different organizations in all areas of life: women, youth, workers, entrepreneurs, or people living in rural areas.

From left to right: Jacques KATCHUNGA, Francis NZONDOMYO, Yoro NDIAYE, Patrick KAKWATA, Jean-Claude THETIKA, Carlos KALAMBAY, Franck ADJIVON

The pilot training of trainers is planned for 5 days during which participants will be trained on adult training methods (andragogy), financial education concepts and the tailoring of training modules to target groups and in various contexts. Three duplications of training are planned at the end of the training of trainers, they will be facilitated by the fifteen trained trainers (three duplications made for three groups of five trainers). These duplications will constitute a direct monitoring/evaluation of the trained trainers.