Prep Work

Hi all, just thought I'd give another update on the project. Since my last post, we have begun work on designing the curriculum for the small-business workshops. We had a meeting this past Wednesday to pour through resources and modules we have found on small business, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.

One of our strongest resources so far is The Intersect Fund. They have an amazingly successful micro-finance program and it's awesome to be able to use them as a resource! We are also looking at material from Freedom from Hunger (an NGO that works to find sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty), Jamii Bora (a micro-finance initiative and business academy in Kenya), the NC Latino Community Credit Union, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

In addition to starting work on the curriculum, I've also recently heard back from the IRB. Going through the IRB process has been a pretty substantial test of my limited Spanish skills as I had to provide Spanish versions of the various forms involved with a research project. There were a few small changes I needed to make and I submitted them on Monday. Hopefully we'll hear back soon so we can start building partnerships with local organizations and meeting potential workshop participants.

Thanks for reading,

Ben