2nd "Remittances, financial education and the diaspora in development actions" workshop

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Following the 1st activity held in Roma, Italia, last September, the 2nd "Remittances, financial education and the diaspora in development actions" workshop was organised in La Paz, Bolivia, on 8 and 9 November.

The first one aimed to train members of the Association of the Bolivian Community in Rome in financial education and formulation of productive projects. With a view to support possible implementation of micro-entrepreneurship, this second workshop provided the opportunity to participate in the same training for the relatives in Bolivia of such association members. This activity was organised within the framework of the Pilot Project designed by Bolivia on Remittances and Development, coordinated by FIIAPP, which is being executed through a public-private/civil society partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Association of the Bolivian Community resident in Rome, Italy, and Banco Unión of Bolivia. This workshop included the participation of:

• Representative of the Bolivian Directorate-General of Consular Affairs,
• Representative of the financial sector: Banco Unión,
• Civil society/Diaspora: relatives of the Association of the Bolivian Community in Rome, living in Bolivia, from the areas of Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz. 
• Implementing partners: FIIAPP.

Methodology:

The workshop was designed using a participatory methodology that facilitated comprehension of the concepts through theoretical sessions and practical exercises.

Theoretical training sessions covering:

• Presentation of the conceptual framework of the link between remittances and development;
• Presentation on key concepts in financial education and the design and implementation of productive projects;
• Presentations of study cases. 

Practical training sessions:

• Comprised of group exercises on the components of the theoretical sessions.

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