Motivational training taken to rural areas by Berendina
View(s):Berendina Microfinance Institute (BMI) recently organised a “Motivation and Business Victory” workshop for its microfinance clients.
It was conducted by Motivation, Mind Power and Leadership Training personality, Dr. Kuma Iddamallena, held at the Town Hall Auditorium of Kegalle Municipal Council, and drew more than 350 particpants from Dehiowita, Bulathkohupitiya, Mawanella, Galigamuwa, Yatiyanthota and Ginigathhena branches of BMI on 15th November 2012.
BMI, a leading microfinance service provider, said it organized this workshop with the objective of changing its clients’ mentality from “bad word attitude to positive hope” and to start new businesses or developing their existing micro businesses. “BMI expects successful businesses will eventually improve the living conditions of poor and make them more productive towards their personal development,” it said in a statement.
Commencing the workshop, BMI Chairman Dulan De Silva said the BMI organized workshops such as this to make sure that its clients get the same training and facilities to improve their skills which were enjoyed by the rich community in urban areas. He also stressed that it is not the intention of BMI to just give away micro credit to people but want to make sure its clients make the facility useful and improve their skills, businesses and living conditions.
At the end of the workshop, while thanking BMI, one participant from Bulathkohupitiya said the knowledge he gained from the workshop would help to run his new grocery shop which opened in December 2012 while continuing his profession as a mason. Another female participant from Ruwanwella echoed in the same spirit saying that she is leaving the venue with positive hopes and energy that she will “restart the closed grocery business of hers once again and correct all her past mistakes to make her business successful in future”.
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