LATINAS
EN PODER! POWERED LATINAS PROJECT!
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Workshop session at the Family Place,
October, 2007. |
Latinas en Poder! is a project of FIDMi-SEMILLAS,
in partnership with the Washington Area Women’s Foundation.
(Download
Information; Spanish - English).
The objective of this project is to promote the financial independence and leadership of Latina immigrants, particularly, those whom are financially responsible for their families (head of family). Latinas en Poder! trains women to become financial promoters, advocates and organizers, around wealth building and financial access. A video was created in June 2008, to share with members of the community the experiences of Latinas en Poder! Promotoras reaching out to Latina immigrants and about their experiences around money management and assets building.
Latinas en Poder! has created a Savings Club by which women interested in creating savings plan for education or business development can receive advanced training in those particular areas. Through the Savings Club those women that qualify for an Individual Development Account (IDA) may be able to match three times more the amount of money saved.
The IDA program is sponsored by the Capital Area Assets Builders. Participants can match up to $1,000
BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT
• Free Membership at Mi Tierra
• $25.00 to opening a savings account (for the first 120 Latinas
head of family that join the project).
• Access to diverse financial services. Soon participants may access
the IDA
• program in partnership with the Capital Area Access Builders
(CAAB).
• Have a relationship with a financial counselor that will help
create a savings plan
• Opportunity to become a Financial “Promotora” (promoter)
• Learn about other programs available for you in the city
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
• Be financially responsible for children
between zero and seventeen years old.
• Earn between $15,000 y $35,000 (proof of income required).
• Engage in a financial literacy or counseling program.
• Be part of the Latinas en Poder! Savings Club Program
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS (to date)
• Revision of Curricula with gender lens
• Establishment of gender practices policies
• Creation of tools to collect data on Latina specific related
issues.
• Trained 10 Promotoras
• Develop Training of Trainers workshop sessions on gender
specific issues.
• Conducted 255 workshop sessions & trained 140 Latinas
on financial literacy.
• Conducted 40 one-on one financial counseling sessions
• Develop partnerships with other institutions.
PLEASE CONTACT US
Our offices are conveniently located in the heart of Adams Morgan at 1736 Columbia
Rd., NW (old Ayuda Office-at the corner of Columbia and Ontario Rd.) For more
information please contact Nitza Segui,CEO at nsegui@fidmi-mitierra.org,
or Diana Montiel, Project Coordinator at farroliga@fidmi-mitierra.org.
You may also call us at (202) 483-8900.
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