The German Development Cooperation organisation GIZ supported NABARD[1] in designing a comprehensive Self-Help Group (SHG) Financial Awareness and Education Toolbox. This toolbox consists of diverse awareness and education modules.

The Education Modules can be used by Support Agencies, Banks, Government Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling Centre (FLCCs), Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), Federations etc. as part of a structured and modular training program. 

The Education Modules consist of 6 sessions dealing with the general concept of budgeting, savings and loans, but also specifics about SHG banking and provide an introduction into other financial services like insurance, remittances or pensions. It also deals with guidelines for taking up income generating activities through SHGs. For the implementation of the trainings, Facilitator Guides as well as Participation Guides and Flip Charts to be used during the training have been developed.

• Target Audience: All these tools target rural low-income households who either are already SHG members or might be interested in joining a SHG.

• Our Delivery: TrainingCentral has designed the complete program and worked with the agencies to test pilot the program at 2 locations in India. The challenge in designing the courseware was to address the training needs of a potentially illiterate SHG member.