Navigating life and community
Enhancing digital, financial, and numeracy skills among marginalized communities
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The project partners were
Boher community development group
Killaloe Ballina community and family resource Centre
About this project
This course enhanced digital literacy, financial literacy and numeracy skills among marginalized communities.
The project adopted a community-centered approach to deliver workshops that combined practical experience and community outreach.
More about this project
Workshops, events and field trips were delivered at Killaloe Ballina community and family resource centre, Boher community centre, and The Lakeside Hotel.
The "Stretching your dime to dine" programme, which taught numeracy skills through cooking, took place for two hours per week over six weeks.
The "Financial Tech" programme, which taught financial literacy through technology, took place for two hours per week over six weeks in the Boher community centre.
A once-off "Cooking €5 meals on a budget" event took place for two hours in a public setting.
"The cookery course was really enjoyable. It got me out of the house for the morning, and I was able to put down half a day. It was great to meet new people and share my skills on how we used to do things. At 87 years of age I can’t believe I am doing these courses!” - quote from a learner