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RAFAD organizes a training session in Chile

Thursday 5 November 2009, 14:43

The project FAMFO (Facilitating Access to Microcredit through Training) is driven and managed by FIG, RAFAD’s financial cooperative, with funds from FGC (Fonds Genevois de Coopération)

It consists in a series of training workshops for managers of small and micro-businesses and cooperatives, with the following objectives:

• Enhance skills of the managers of small and micro-businesses and cooperatives in financial management and negotiation with banks
• Develop skills to manage a mutual guarantee fund

The ultimate goal is to create 3 sectorial funds

A seminar was organized together with the ministry of Economy of Chile, the Regional Office of Magellan and the University in Punta Arenas.

The following Magellan associations took part :

• Truckers Association
• Artisanal and Industrial Association
• Retailers Association
• Taxi Owners Cooperative
• Fishermen Cooperative

A total of 44 professionals in business and cooperatives and 20 students from University of Magellan attended the seminar.

Given this success, Jessica Pinilla, FIG’s representative in Chile is now planning a second workshop with Public Transportation organizations in the north of Chile.