2011 - 2018
Financial Literacy & Employability Training Programme
About The Programme
TWF’s Financial Literacy Programme for marginalised women was launched in 2011 followed by our Employability Training Programme which launched in 2014. In addition to financial literacy training, the Employability Training Programme further equipped participants with employability and life skills. Drawing on a holistic, high touch and personalised approach to empowerment, we aimed to encourage participants to achieve greater economic independence and a better quality of life for themselves and their families.
Objective
The Programme aimed to enable women to have more control over their finances and make better life choices for themselves and their families. We did this through equipping them with self-confidence and skills and exposing them to opportunities which would empower them to pursue personal and professional goals beyond their original expectations.
Key Programme Elements
We employed a Train-the-Trainer approach, working with NGOs to identify marginalised women that underwent training to be Ambassadors for the Programme. They then transferred their knowledge and skills to peers from their community. This training was enhanced by positive mindset and employability training as well as exposure to potential job opportunities. Participants were provided one year post training support.
Impact
Over 300 women from marginalised communities including CSSA recipients, domestic violence victims, ethnic minorities, migrant women, new arrivals from the Mainland, single mothers and women with disabilities benefitted from our Programme, altogether undergoing over 800 training hours.
Independent impact evaluations of the Financial Literacy Programme found substantial improvements in participants’ sense of agency and ability to provide financial education to their children. Participants were also found to gain more than just knowledge. Many experienced an inside-out transformation.
Independent impact evaluations of the Employability Training Programme showed significant changes in participants’ self-efficacy, employment hope, self-evaluation of parenting skills and perceived social support.
Past Partnerships
Barclays
Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged Social Welfare Department
Association of Women with Disabilities Hong Kong
Christian Action
HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre Integrated Family and Community Service
Hong Kong Employment Development Service Limited
Hong Kong Tin Shui Wai Women Association Limited
New Women Arrivals League (Tonggen)
PathFinders
Po Leung Kuk Women Refuge Service
The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong
The Yuen Yuen Institute Jockey Club Kwun Tong Social Service Centre
Yan Oi Tong
Yuen Long Town Hall Support Service Centre for Ethnic Minorities
The Family and Group Practice Research Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
