WIMLER.org: Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship Training Program (LSE 15 and LSE 16) starts on February 23 and 24

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Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship Training Program (LSE 15 and LSE 16) starts on February 23 and 24

Enrollment starts from January 14 to February 15, 2013

An empowerment program for overseas Filipinos, the Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship (LSE) Training Program spearheaded by the Consortium on Migration and Development Council (MDC) was launched in Hong Kong on July 15, 2012 at the Philippine Consulate.

The LSE Program is a joint initiative of the Ateneo de Manila University School of Government (ASoG) with the Overseas Filipinos Society for the Promotion of Economic Security (OFSPES), the Social Enterprises Development Partnerships Inc. (SEDPI), the Philippine Consulate General Hong Kong (SAR), the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). In Hong Kong, the NGO partners for LSE 12 were WIMLER Foundation HK and Project Be.

The LSE was first conducted in Rome, Italy in 2008 and has since reached out to other overseas Filipinos (OFs) in Naples, Milan, Florence and Turin. By April 2013, over 500 would have graduated from 14 batches. The LSE15 and LSE 16 in Hong Kong are following the successful LSE 12 which was the first LSE ever conducted outside Italy. The program has been further expanded to Dubai. Also launched in October 2012 was the first LSE program for the families of OFs based in the Philippines which is called the Financial Literacy, Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship Training Program (FLSE).

The LSE 15 (starts February 23) and LSE 16 (starts February 24) programs cover 13 sessions each, two Saturdays or Sundays per month over a six-month period. Sessions last from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. The program covers three modules: financial literacy, leadership and social entrepreneurship. The LSE aims to develop the leadership skills and potentials among overseas Filipinos and their families, provide knowledge and skills in savings and investments and other financial matters and develop and/or enhance their entrepreneurial skills. The two courses will be coordinated in Hong Kong by WIMLER Foundation and some graduates of LSE12.

A certificate is awarded by the ASoG and other partners to trainees who attend all the sessions at a graduation ceremony at the end of the course.

Participation fee is HK$60/session or HK$ 780 for the whole course for migrant domestic workers (those who are receiving Minimum Allowable Wage - MAW - or not more than HK$ 5,000/month) and HK$120/session or HK$ 1,560 for non-migrant domestic workers payable on the following terms:

In two installments HK$ 390/780 to be paid on or before February 23/24, 2013 and HK$ 390/780 to be paid on or before May 11/12, 2013 (Session 6). Admission to the course is on “first come, first served basis” and those who have paid full or partial payment before February 23, 2013 and met the admission requirements.

Application forms should be sent to lsehk.contact@gmail.com Attn: Leila Rispens-Noel not later than February 15, 2013.

Payment can also be done through bank transfer to:

Account name: WIMLER FOUNDATION HONG KONG LTD.

Account Number: 801-079963-838

Bank: HSBC Hong Kong

BIC code bank (SWIFT address): HSBCHKHHHKH

Bank Address: 1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong (SAR)

Kindly send copy of remittance slip to: lsehk.contact@gmail.com with reference number and name of sender.

Or by crossed check payable to WIMLER FOUNDATION HONG KONG LTD. and mail it to:

WIMLER FOUNDATION HONG KONG LTD.

P.O. BOX 6688

GENERAL POST OFFICE