Educational Engagement in the Pantanal Region (Brazil)
Location
In a city called Gloria de Dourados which is located at 274 km far from the State Capital - Campo Grande towards Southwest direction.
Educational Focus
The project is structured in 3 modules which have interlinking activities among each other and are built according to the target group identified priorities:
Financial know-how
Information
Innovation
Program Modules
Module 1: Financial know-how
Business related training - games/simulations about real life situations(3):
Warehouse - products` in/out flow
Basic domestic financing
Interest rate calculation
Savings / Investment
Understanding a Balance Sheet
Cash-flow
Meeting the deadlines
Decision making process on where and how to invest in regional product and markets development (connected to the Innovation Module)
Alternative Currency - as part of the in-site trainings aiming at taking to the field what is lived during the exercises:
Module 2: Accessing and dealing with Information
Community/Cooperative Media Centre:
Generating local content and bringing in external/useful market news;
Interlinking: Local Radio Station; Web; Mobile Phones; PUSHMAIL, RSS, Podcast
Development of online communications for the Region/Product (mobile ring-tones; website; product availability in other trading websites, petc)
Audio and video streaming
The project is structured in 3 modules which have interlinking activities among each other and are built according to the target group identified priorities:
Financial know-how Information Innovation
Program Modules
Module 1: Financial know-how
Business related training - games/simulations about real life situations(3):Warehouse - products` in/out flow
Basic domestic financing
Interest rate calculation
Savings / Investment
Understanding a Balance Sheet
Cash-flow
Meeting the deadlines
Decision making process on where and how to invest in regional product and markets development (connected to the Innovation Module) Alternative Currency - as part of the in-site trainings aiming at taking to the field what is lived during the exercises:Module 2: Accessing and dealing with Information
Community/Cooperative Media Centre:Generating local content and bringing in external/useful market news;
Interlinking: Local Radio Station; Web; Mobile Phones; PUSHMAIL, RSS, Podcast
Development of online communications for the Region/Product (mobile ring-tones; website; product availability in other trading websites, petc) Audio and video streaming