July 24, 2023
Family Financial Literacy and Productive Business Literacy Training for Inmates and State Detention Center Officers
The Indonesian Inspiration for Building Foundation (YIIM) together with PT Insight Investments Management (INSIGHT) held Financial Literacy Training for inmates at the Class I Pondok Bambu State Detention Center (Rutan), East Jakarta. This training equips participants with financial budget planning skills and post-free productive business capital management.
On Friday, July 21 2023, financial literacy training was held from 09.40 to 12.00. This training was opened with an opening speech from Mrs. Noor Farikhah as Head of Detention Services at the Pondok Bambu Class I Detention Center. In her speech, Mrs. Noor said, “We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to YIIM and INSIGHT who have been patient and consistent in providing attention through social entrepreneurship training to Pondok Bambu inmates, and today the briefing continued with financial literacy training, not only given to the inmates but also attended by the staff and officers of Pondok Bambu Detention Center. This training event was really very useful for us to know how to manage finances properly and appropriately. Especially for us mothers who must have the ability to manage family finances. Furthermore, in the future the training alumni will “Being an entrepreneur, of course this financial literacy material is very useful, I hope that all participants can take this training seriously and as well as possible.”
The second introductory speech from Mr. Chrisbiantoro as Chairman of the Management of the Indonesian Inspiration for Building Foundation (YIIM) in his speech, Mr. Chrisbiantoro said, “the financial literacy training was held on the basis that we realize that the skills training that colleagues have previously participated in, in the form of a series of frozen food training, sewing and hair styling, alone is not enough in order to develop social entrepreneurs who have good financial planning and entrepreneurial management in the future. We also hope that the participants will can innovate to develop businesses and have good financial bookkeeping standards for micro and small businesses so that sustainable and stable financial and economic planning can be realized.”
The financial literacy training was attended by 38 participants consisting of 25 prison inmates who had taken part in a series of social entrepreneurship skills training and 13 prison officers guided by moderator Ega Melindo, YIIM staff. This financial literacy training presented resource person Reyhan Adinugraha as the retail sales, distribution and business alliances associate PT Insight Investments Management (INSIGHT). In his material presentation, Reyhan delivered a review of the financial literacy series on saving and investment. In this training, the speaker’s presentation module was printed and distributed to all training participants. The contents of the material presented included: a). the importance and benefits of financial literacy b). basic concepts of financial planning c). Saving sets the ideal budget item d). basic financial literacy in financial planning and understanding for investment e). Types of investment. Then the training session continued with discussion and questions and answers submitted by the participants. “Furthermore, Reyhan Adinugraha, in his closing material, also expressed his thanks and appreciation to all the financial literacy training participants who attended. He expressed his enthusiasm to continue learning and finding out opportunities and possibilities in becoming a social entrepreneur with good financial planning, don’t hesitate to look for information and lots of references about investment opportunities.”
This program is also part of YIIM and INSIGHT’s commitment to support the government’s program to create productive detention centers and be able to equip inmates with various skills. It is hoped that this program can inspire broader elements who care about economic and social empowerment in detention centers. So that it can break the chain of potential crimes in criminal acts.
YIIM is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people from various circles, founded by social and humanitarian activists. To realize this goal, YIIM is open and open to all forms of cooperation, support and donations from all groups so that it can be distributed to beneficiaries in need.
Salam Inspirasi!
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