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But translating microfinance and business development into this bigger vision of personal, family and community empowerment and happiness requires more than just learning business skills and record-keeping. It certainly requires more than just getting into debt.  \nHappiness requires having a vision for one’s life, and a plan for empowering oneself to achieve that vision. It means working together with family members on an equitable basis-where all those working hard (women andyouth as well as men) also see justfruits in terms of ownership of property, use of income and participation in decisionmaking. It means cherishing social relationships in the community and supporting others. It requires working in harmony with the natural environment.  \nThis Session will therefore focus on the question: What does happiness look like? What do happy families look like? What do happy communities look like? What does empowerment look like? What role does business play? What role does finance play? What is already achieved? What are the priorities for change?  \nWe will have some fun -though the topic is very serious and asks us to question what we are doing with our lives and why. Visions will be drawn because then things are clear. We dream in pictures not in words. Research has also shown that drawing increases the capacity of the brain to be creative and do new things-it increases intelligence. You can alsofit many more symbols than words onto one page. In the modern world of fast messages, visual cummunication is now central to getting messages across-no one wants to read pages and pages of writing any more. Everyone can draw-we draw as children but somehow we forget and do not develop the skill.  \nWe will then share our visions with others-to find our ‘soulmates’ so we can share experiences and help each other on the journey. We will make new friends and become part of a bigger network.  \nThen drawing are easy to convert into songs and dance that will keep us inspired, and also inspire others. So you will want to share what you are learning when you get back home. And want to come to the next training sessions to learn how you can plan with yourfamily to work towardsyour vision. We even want to do our own song around this vision so you can all leave happy.  \nPage 2 of 3 © Linda Mayoux and Oikocredit Version: August 2017  \nAimsofthe Soulmate Empowerment Visioning  \nThis first introductory session aims to be fun and inspire clients with a vision of themselves, their family and community as a result of successful business and access to finance. It also introduces gender and generational issues in ‘happy family’ including land ownership and control of coffee money as well as division of labour.  \nIn addition it replaces the normal mechanical participant introductions where people stand up like dummies and say their name in a way most people do not remember. That is also intimidating for people who are not very confident. The soulmate activity helps clients to get to know each other better-even if they are already neighbours. It develops confidence in drawing and participatory skills that will be built on in following sessions.  \nBut things must be light and fun-so people really want to share what they are learning and want to come to the next training session to learn how they can plan to work towards this vision.  \nAims for Participants:  \n• introduce and reinforce a faith in the possibility of change  \n• clarify the role of finance in their vision for themselves, their families, the business and their communiy;  \n• introduce basic drawing as a fun and useful activity to bring people together  \n• introduce participatory discussion skills and develop conf","cbCaim7JGHDjl4No","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim7JGHDjl4No","pdf",263758,"English","# Aim of the Soulmate Empowerment Visioning\n## Aims for Participants\n## Aims for FSPs\n## Aims for the facilitator\n## Timing\n## Materials/Inputs\n## Box 1. 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