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E N J (GLWLRQ1R-DQXDU\ 3LORW3URJUDPRQ)LQDQFLDO/LWHUDF\ IRU,QGRQHVLDQ2YHUVHDV0LJUDQW:RUNHUV DQG7KHLU)DPLOLHV One of the problems facing migrant workers and their families is the lack of knowledge about formal financial products and services They typically have limited access to information about available financial products whether for sending remittances saving or investing their money once they have returned to Indonesia as well as limited knowledge about financial management Once the migrant workers have gone overseas they often rely on their families who receive the remittances to manage the funds Ultimately due to limited knowledge and poor financial planning by migrant workers and their families migrant workers incomes often fail to significantly improve their welfare Objectives of the Financial Literacy Program Financial literacy training is a way to provide knowledge and skills to manage limited income and achieve the migrant worker families financial goals The Pilot Program on Financial Literacy for the Indonesian Overseas Migrant Workers and Their Families aims i to develop financial literacy training methods and materials adapted for the migrant workers and their families ii to improve the knowledge of the migrant workers and their families regarding more affordable and safer financial services and iii to increase the capacity of the migrant workers and their families to plan and manage their finances Financial literacy is necessary so that the migrant workers incomes can significantly improve their families welfare Implementing Partners The Pilot Program on Financial Literacy for the Indonesian Overseas Migrant Workers and Their Families started in January supported by the Malang District s Manpower and Transmigration Office and BNP TKI Fifty migrant workers and their families participated in the first round of the pilot program These migrant workers came from eight recruiting agencies PPTKIS which had agreed to support the program PT Asri Cipta Tenaga Karya PT Bina Mandiri PT Berkat 56194 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized

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DQG�7KHLU�)DPLOLHV� One of the problems facing migrant workers and their  families  is the lack of knowledge about formal financial products and services They typically have  limited access  to  information about available  financial products whether  for sending remittances saving or  investing their money  once  they  have  returned  to  Indonesia as  well  as  limited knowledge  about  financial management Once  the migrant workers have gone overseas they often rely on their families who receive the remittances  to  manage  the  funds Ultimately due  to  limited knowledge and poor  financial planning by migrant workers and their families migrant workers incomes often fail  to significantly  improve 

their welfare

Objectives of the Financial Literacy Program  Financial  literacy  training  is  a  way  to  provide knowledge and skills to manage limited income and  achieve  the  migrant  worker  familiesfinancial  goals The  Pilot  Program  on  Financial Literacy  for  the  Indonesian  Overseas  Migrant Workers and Their Families aims    i to develop financial literacy training methods and materials adapted  for  the  migrant  workers  and  their families ii to  improve  the  knowledge  of  the migrant  workers  and  their  families  regarding more affordable and safer financial services and iii to  increase  the  capacity  of  the  migrant workers  and  their  families  to  plan  and manage their  finances Financial  literacy  is  necessary  so  that  the  migrant  workers incomes  can significantly improve their families welfare

Implementing Partners  The Pilot Program on Financial Literacy for the Indonesian Overseas Migrant Workers and Their Families  started  in  January  supported  by  the  Malang  District s Manpower  and Transmigration Office and BNP TKI Fifty migrant workers and their families participated in the 

first  round  of  the  pilot  program These migrant workers  came  from eight  recruiting agencies  PPTKIS which had agreed  to  support  the program PT  Asri  Cipta  Tenaga  Karya PT  Bina  Mandiri PT  Berkat 

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Sukses Makmur Sejahtera PT Indonaker Mandiri PT Mitra Harta Insani PT Sriti Rukma LestariPT  Surabaya  Yudha and  PT  Tritama  Bina  Karya Initial  preparation  for  the  activities  was  also supported by PT Assanatama Karya Mandiri Training was delivered by trainers from the Regional Economic Development Institute  REDI

7UDLQLQJ�IRU�0LJUDQW�:RUNHUV� The  training  for  migrant  workers  was  delivered twice at the BLK Wonojati Singosari Each training required  two  days from  am  to  pm The  first training was held on  January  while the second was held on  January  with a total of  participants All  of  the  participants  were women  who  intended  to  work  in  the  domestic sector  in  Hong  Kong  or  Taiwan Some  had previously  worked  in  Hong  Kong Taiwan Saudi Arabia Malaysia or Singapore

Training Materials for Migrant Workers  The training delivered six core materials financial management introduction to banking servicessavings debt  management remittance and  insurance The  delivery  of  the  material  used  a participatory  approach  with  discussions  and  experience sharing followed  by  games case discussions and exercises in filling in banking forms

Training Benefits for Migrant Workers  Some  of  the  participants  had already  done  basic  financial management but not  in  a planned or  detailed  way Most  were  aware of  financial  services but  had  not optimized  these  services  or 

selected  them  rationally The  training helped participants  to  better understand  financial  management  methods  and  better  access beneficial financial services

Challenges During the Training for Migrant Workers  The main challenge in the training was the varying levels of understanding and basic mathematical ability of the participants as the basis for financial management This issue was addressed by providing more intensive assistance to certain participants during exercises Another problem was that some participants could not be present over the two full 

By participating in this training I hope to 

understand how to save my money for future benefit instead of disappointmentParticipant from Financial Literacy 

Training for Migrant Worker

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days of training Several participants had to drop out or only participated partially because they had to immediately go overseas or take care of various administrative requirements prior to departure overseas All participants were expected to attend the full training in order to understand all the materials discussed while also helping the research component of the pilot program

7UDLQLQJ�IRU�0LJUDQW�:RUNHUV·�)DPLOLHV��Training for migrant workers families was  also  delivered  twice  at  the  BLK Wonojati Given  that  the  migrant workers families lived some distance 

from Wonojati the first day s training started at  pm and ran until  pm and continued on the second day from  am until  pm with a total duration of hours The participants  stayed  at  the  BLK  Wonojati during the training The first training was held on 

January  and  the  second  on  January with a total of  participants Migrant workers

families  who  took  part  in  the  training  included  fathers mothers husbands siblings or  other family members

Training Materials for Migrant Workers Families  The  training  began  with  games  to  break  the  ice  and  help participants to focus Six core materials were then coveredfinancial  management introduction  to  banking  servicessavings debt  management receiving  remittance and insurance Unlike the training  for  the migrant workers this training  is  adapted  to  suit  the  perspective  and  needs  of migrant workers families However the training approach is still  participative combining  games  with  case  discussions 

and exercises in filling in banking forms

Implementation of the Training for Migrant Workers Families  The  training helped participants  to  realize  that since  their  incomes are  often  smaller  than  their  expenses they  need  to manage  their finances carefully to achieve their goals Many participants were not aware of formal financial services and even if they were almost no one had  used  such  services The  participants  asked  various questions based on their experience and the training attempted to answer the difficulties faced by these families

This training is great Ihave been thinking a lot at home on howI can 

use my wife s income to build a  house Now I know how to manage the money Participant from Financial Literacy Training for Migrant Workers Families

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Participants Response and Challenges During the Training for Migrant Workers Families  The  training  generally  received  favorable  responses  from  the  participants who  felt  that  they gained significant understanding although some parts of the training were deemed too difficult to follow The main challenges in delivering the training were the limitations of some participants in  reading writing counting and  absorbing  the  training materials Thus  the  training  required longer  than  scheduled  for  the  trainers  to  thoroughly explain parts  that were difficult  to  followAnother  problem was  in  identifying  the migrant workers family members who would  actually receive  and  manage  the  remittances as  the  training  is  aimed  at  these  people The  team addressed  this  problem  by  interviewing  each  migrant  worker  candidate There  was  also  a problem  concerning  communicating  with  and mobilizing migrant  workers family  members  to join  the  training The  team  of  trainers assisted  by  the  recruiting  agencies  and  the  migrant workers contacted each migrant worker s family and arranged for their transportation

Supporting Materials  For  each  training whether  for migrant workers  or  their families we gave out two books to each participant The first  book  is  entitled  Financial  Management A Guide Book for  the  Indonesian Overseas Migrant Workers and Their Families  Mengelola Keuangan dengan Bijak Buku Panduan bagi Tenaga Kerja Indonesia dan Keluarganyawhich  summarized  the  entire  training  materials  in  an easy to read  comic The  second  book  is  entitled  My 

Financial Book  Buku Keuanganku which can be used to note down financial goals budgets and balancing expenses as  taught  in  the training Meanwhilethe  distributed  brochures  contained  a  number  of  tips related to the training materials

Next Step  The Pilot Program on Financial Literacy for the Indonesian Overseas Migrant Workers and Their Families will continue until the targeted numbers of migrant workers and their families has been reached The inputs received will be invaluable in improving the implementation of the programThe second round of this program will start in early February  We hope to obtain the support and cooperation of all stakeholders so that the program can be well executed

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Access to Finance Team  Finance and Private Sector Development Unit 

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