“I didn't have any idea how to start a business so the training gave me the confidence to design and start a business. I got the idea to start this business by noticing women were buying a lot of home utensils at auctions. I realized that this could be a good business opportunity. I started right away. So far my capital has almost doubled in a period of three months! Even after a short time running the business, I see a big change in my life."

- Boniface, Tanzania

“In my whole life Thriving Skills was one of the best experiences. I have lived independently for two months and, believe me, this has been a super help. I am currently working at Popeye’s and am proceeding to my second goal to study the last 20 classes I need to graduate. While I work and study, I plan to save money to go buy transportation. I hope this program multiplies to many young people who really need it.”

-Julio, recent Thriving Skills graduate from Jovenes en Camino in Honduras

“The worldview training opened my mind. I started thinking I should not die poor and that I should maximize each and every moment I get in my life. From that moment I have stopped sitting idly and gossiping... I engaged in farming, and I see there is a great change in my life and family. I would like to thank God for this training.”

-Mwanahamisi, Tanzania

“Instead of thinking carefully about the best ways of farming, we were doing things the same way our parents had always done them. The most important shift for all of us is in our mindset. We have moved away from the old ways of keeping cows to embrace new ideas, technologies, practices, and ways of doing things. I learned that God has put in me creativity. This has shifted me from subsistence farming to commercial farming. I am using these new technologies to help my people in the community improve their breeds.”

-Moris, Tanzania

“I will admit that when I started the Thriving Skills program I did it to get out of the group home… but after leaving the home, I put into practice what I had learned and was able to advance in my life… Without these learnings, I do not think it would be possible to be where I am today, working in account recovery with the Exito company and finishing my university studies in sports and physical fitness.”

-David, Thriving Skills graduate from the Atrapasueños program in Colombia

“I had started a business but abandoned it in discouragement. After getting the training I am starting my business up again. My big goal is to be able to send my child to high school.”

- Fatima, Tanzania

“What I learned in the workshop is bearing fruit in my life. I am currently involved in a number of income-generating activities. Before the training, I was focusing on subsistence farming. I was just farming to eat, and nothing else. The training made me question negative mindsets and move through them. We decided to turn an empty piece of land into a sisal plantation. We have planted 16 acres of sisal, and we plan to expand it to 50.”

-Issa, Tanzania

“The entrepreneur workshop training has opened my mind, and I can dream bigger than before.”

-Rebecca, a leader of 150 female entrepreneurs in a northern Ugandan refugee settlement

"Flint Global helped me a lot to have the goal in my life of starting a new job, because there were so many things that I did not know. But now that I have finished this program I have learned so many things like creating a bank account and navigating the capital city. At first when I started Flint I did not have good communication. I was a little bit quiet. But then I started talking and asking questions and communicating more. Flint helped me because when I started working I felt like it was the same as Flint. I can just talk and ask questions and learn.”

-Norman, a Thriving Skills graduate in Honduras

“I now consider myself a job creator for myself and other women. My tea shop is generating income, and my savings are kept in our Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) group savings box monthly. I am now paying both myself and other women who are helping my business. The follow-up business coaching has helped me to grow my business to include cake making. This innovation has also increased my income from the cake selling. May God bless you for raising our hope again."

-Rebecca, living in a camp for internally displaced people in South Sudan

"We have been living for a long time with the fear of starvation. But now we are ready to help others. Thanks to God!"

-Geraldine, Rwanda

“I thank God because I received training in entrepreneurship. Before attending this workshop I was doing business but failed often because I was overspending. Now I have learned to create my budget and plan all expenses before the money even comes in. I was struggling to find my children's school needs, but I am so grateful now to be able to fulfill my family responsibilities.”

- Tumaini, Tanzania

“After graduating as a nursing assistant, I could not find work because of my lack of experience. Then I learned about Flint Global’s program that trained people in different life areas such as living independently, ways to save money, how to create a resume, and how to respond in an interview. Additionally, they provided a paid internship. I feel like this was a great opportunity for us since we often lack this critical knowledge. I am infinitely grateful for this opportunity.”

-Maria, Thriving Skills Graduate in Colombia