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SPBD FIJI’S COMMITMENT TO TRAINING

Since April this year, 811 SPBD Fiji Centre Chiefs and Centre The role of Group and Centre guarantees were covered in
Secretaries have undergone training around Fiji. the training, and Chiefs and Secretaries discussed ways to
build Group and Centre funds, such as through mandatory
The training program started in Levuka in April and contributions, penalties and fundraising activities.
concluded in Savusavu at the end of May.
They were also briefed on SPBD Savings and Loan Policies,
Each session began with revision of SPBD’s systems, Centre including new guidelines introduced this year, policies around
and Group structures.
the use of M-PAiSA, weekly meeting procedures and the
Centre Chiefs and Secretaries also discussed the specific Centre Grading System.
functions of their roles and the qualities of good leadership;
attributes such as humility, resourcefulness, honesty and
understanding.

CENTRE BEST PRACTICES

• Weekly meetings are held at the same time, date and • Members use Centre meetings to share business ideas,
place, and 100% of members attend. business problems and household financial problems.

• All collections and passbooks are arranged by the • Centre meetings are fun and provide a refuge from
groups, and prepared by the Centre Secretary before daily routines.
the Centre Manager arrives. • The Centre shows pride and spirit, with uniforms, signs
• Group/Centre guarantee enforcement takes place and slogans.
before the Centre Manager arrives.
• The Centre plays an active and positive role in their
• Officers take immediate responsibility for disciplining community.
delinquent members.
• The Centre builds up a Group/Centre Fund to prevent
members from missing a payment.

TRAINING YOUR FINANCIAL EDUCATION FACILITATORS

SPBD Fiji is piloting new training for Financial Education diaries and then submitting a report to the Centre Managers
Facilitators (FEFs). on overall progress each week, detailing how many members
have fully completed their diary entries, how many are
The one-day training program is designed to ensure that each incomplete and what errors the FEFs observed and rectified.
Centre has a well-educated member who can closely monitor
members’ financial diaries, help them with business planning, The training builds on the support provided on a weekly basis
understanding their cash flow and where savings can be by Centre Managers during their visits to Centres. It is offered
made, and provide general peer-to-peer coaching to their to both existing FEFs, and those new to the role.
fellow members.
“After the training we have seen huge improvements,” says
Well-managed and fully completed financial diaries are the Kunal Chand, of SPBD Fiji. “Lots more members are filling in
most important thing FEF members manage, and the training their cash flows, and slowly improving their compliance.”
supported this objective. This may involve coaching a few
members each week who need to improve their financial

Our SPBD Fiji Team at the MSME conference.
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