Scholarship Opportunity: Training of Trainers for Social Investors

The Ateneo-SEDPI Microfinance Capacity-Building Program will mount “Training of Trainers for Social Investors” in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The certificate program aims trainers to gain knowledge and skills in providing training and instructions on money management such as saving, budgeting, debt management, insurance, investment and retirement planning. The main focus is to build a base of financial literacy trainers and advocates that focuses on promoting social investments through impact investing rather than push traditional financial products and services.

Who should apply for the scholarship:
• College graduate or Ateneo OF-LIFE (formerly known as Ateneo LSE) graduate
• Leadership skills to demonstrate command of subject matter
• Preferably financially stable or at least be able to commit to implement the principles of the financial literacy training
• Avoid selling insurance, real estate, stocks and other investment products that sacrifice the financial wellbeing of clients
• Has adequate emergency savings or is working towards their emergency savings
• Has adequate insurance coverage and abides by BTID strategy
• Has a source of passive income no matter how small
• Working towards or does not have bad debts or loans used for non-productive purposes
• Willing to provide at least 10 days of volunteer work on financial literacy advocacies as a form of giving back to the program

What scholars will get:
• Registration fee for the training is waived which is worth PhP25,000
• Certificate from the Ateneo de Manila University
• Meals, snacks and training venue will be shared by the scholars
• Training materials
• Access to online course and messenger application

Successful scholars who pass the certification process will have the opportunity to be accredited as one of SEDPI’s pool of personal finance management trainers.

Interested applicants should send their application using this link.