Skill Βuilding

I would unreservedly recommend the programme to any woman who is now taking her first professional steps, as she will experience an environment that is filled with safety, love, acceptance and understanding, and, aside from all this, all of us who participated learned a lot about ourselves, the steps we can take in the future, what we need to pay attention to in terms of communication, boundaries, our rights, and many more.

The interactive Financial Literacy Workshops were proven essential for my development, since after years of studies and professional steps, I can say that it is the first year that I have started to gain control over my finances. The workshop instructors answered our every question with professionalism and knowledge surrounding their field. They made sure to make every subject personal, a fact that helped us in gaining a deeper understanding, which is not all that common in the seminar context, even though it should be! The workshop’s organisation truly set an example for others to follow; there were no technical problems significantly interrupting the workshop flow. The timeframes were kept to a reasonable degree, there was support from the entire team on technical or other issues, and the work that had been put into every element of the programme was evident.

“Ready for Work” is a programme that ultimately benefits you much more than you expect. I have not come across anything like it, when in five days you see what the work reality is looking for, and what you have to give, to offer and to receive in this entire venture of your professional journey and career.

Over the course of a year, once a month I met with dynamic and supportive women, who trained me in economic matters. I was able to ask any question I had on financial issues, even the things I was ashamed to ask or discuss with the people in my circle. I was empowered through planning my finances and was able to put some money aside for myself, using the different principles and practical ideas that I heard. It was worth every minute.

The “Money Matters: Financial Literacy Programme” helped a lot with my financial confidence and the sense that if I have the means and ways to get financial independence, I am self-sufficient and therefore do not need to depend on others. I feel a little more educated and literate.