Empowered and educated women in rural Timor-Leste improve the way they manage their money, develop elementary skills and knowledge in building a small businesses to support household income and contribute to community well-being.

Moris Rasik's Financial Literacy project includes key components: a). Preparation (project orientations to MR branch/unit office staff, selection of MR centres, identification and selection of Facilitators, data collection); b). Training of Trainers for both MR Trainers and women Facilitators; c). Orientation of communities with a focus on sensitizing men to their wives involvement; d). Preparatory Basic Numeracy; e), The full Financial Literacy course; f). Facilitator workshops to reflect upon course learning, problem-solving and planning for future sessions; and g).  Farmer Field Schools for a sub-set of centre participants.

Long term outcomes

• Improved family incomes

• Increased district level business activity networked among Moris Rasik members

• Increased profitability and productivity in self-employment and enterprise development

• Income diversification

• A quality Financial Literacy training model adapted and replicated across Timor-Leste

• Increased household level nutrition and food security