Give the gift of confidence
This giving season, help build her financial confidence and safety.
As we come towards the end of 2024, let’s acknowledge it’s been a big year of overwhelming issues.
At Good Return, we help vulnerable women and their families protect themselves from the things that can happen around them by learning to build a financial safety net.
Our financial skills training can be the difference between surviving and thriving, teaching people how to take control of their money, make good financial decisions and save for what life might throw at them.
At an unpredictable time, you can give the gift of confidence and safety for a woman and her family.
Savings sets up a stronger future for Catherine and her community
Catherine Alo is the President of the savings club in Gumu Village, Solomon Islands. Her village is a 4 hour boat journey from the main island and then a one hour trek through mangroves - a long way from any banking service.
Catherine took part in Good Return’s financial skills training program called CAFE - Consumer Awareness and Financial Empowerment. She found the material in the booklet really easy to follow, particularly as the drawings and example reflected every day life in Solomon Islands.
The impact of the training is three-fold. Firstly it has changed the way Catherine manages her own money. “I go to the market by the school and if I make sales, it is usually $100 a day. I spend some on groceries but now I make sure that whatever is left is separated into saving for emergencies or the next fortnight expenses.”
Secondly, Catherine has made sure to share what she learnt with her family. She now notices her sons and daughters talk about money matters together and are always thinking of new ways to save money.
And thirdly, her community savings group is going from strength to strength. The group now has 40 members, and with their fortnightly contributions they are now going to build a water tank and a community space to use as a local produce selling market.