Education Strategy 2010-12
Community Education (CE) facilitates the Traveller community to develop knowledge of and skills in money matters through the use of a participatory, democratic process, which empowers Travellers to seek solutions to their financial problems. The approach identifies needs, passes on skills, and develops confidence and trust between the facilitators/trainers and the participants. The process builds the capacity of the participants, promotes financial literacy and inclusion and is designed and developed in conjunction with particiants. The working relationships between MABS, Travellers, Traveller organisations and NTMABS is critical in creating a safe space to discuss issues, share possible solutions, and build a working relationship between all.
Our Community Education strategy for 2010-12 includes:
- Develop and deliver CE training for MABS staff
- Develop a library of resources accessible electronically and in hard copy
- Train local Travellers to facilitate training
- Develop, script and produce a DVD on the issues of illegal moneylending within the Traveller community
- Publish "Our Garaid" - the Traveller focused money management programme
- Develop a financial literacy programme for young Travellers
Develop and deliver CE training for MABS staff
We undertake to:
- Identify necessary training required by MABS staff
- Deliver training to MABS in community education and promote understanding of Traveller culture
- Evaluate actions, document feedback and outcomes, and incorporate into planning future actions
Develop a library of resources accessible electronically and in hard copy
We undertake to:
- Identify and catalogue all current resources
- Update and distribute the catalogue regularly
- Develop a range of Traveller appropriate education and training resources
- Evaluate actions, document feedback and outcomes, and incorporate into planning future action
Train local Travellers to facilitate training
We undertake to:
- Support the delivery of "Training for Trainers" to participants from Traveller organisations
- Map and monitor training delivered
- Document current issues of interest
- Facilitate, support, and maintain contact with network of trainers
- Evaluate actions, document feedback and outcomes, and incorporate into planning future actions
Develop, script and produce a DVD on the issues of illegal moneylending within the Traveller community
We undertake to:
- Liaise with the Traveller community and script writers in the development of a short film
- Design a learning module around the issues raised in the DVD
- Evaluate actions, document feedback and outcomes, and incorporate into planning future actions
Publish "Our Garaid" - the Traveller focused money management programme
We undertake to:
- Produce a professional, accessible, easy to use training manual complete with visual aids and DVD
- Launch and distribute to all MABS offices
- Evaluate feedback from trainers and participants to ensure the pack remains focused and relevant and update pack as necessary
- Evaluate overall outcomes and incorporate into planning future actions
Develop a financial literacy programme for young Travellers
We undertake to:
- Facilitate meetings with young Travellers to gather relevant information to ensure the development of modules, learning, and teaching supports relevant to the target group
- Pilot the modules in order to develop a comprehensive programme
- Publish and promote the programme and circulate to all MABS
- Support MABS in delivering this programme
- Evaluate actions, document feedback and outcomes, and incorporate into planning future actions