Self-Reliance Clubs
"We believe that the struggle itself is the instrument through which people get out of poverty."
– Ismael Hernandez, FVI Founder
Our belief is that society thrives when people become active participants in the building of their own lives and are able to become individually sustainable.
Self-Reliance Clubs exist to promote self-sufficiency by educating the next generation to understand that they are the champions of their own lives. Through their own initiative, ingenuity, and hard work, at-risk children will realize that they have the power to determine the direction of their future.
Self-Reliance Clubs are set up in schools to provide students in challenging circumstances with the opportunity to work in various entrepreneurship initiatives, learn financial and banking literacy, and gain self-esteem and a sense of individual freedom. Earnings can be used to purchase school supplies, equipment, and clothing.
Urban Farming is the enterprise chosen by this SRC Club.
SRC Members receiving their earnings & honor at the Rewards Ceremony
Self-Reliance Clubs promote economic independence and are intended to be simple and easily fit into a school’s activities. There are numerous possibilities for student participants to gain financial literacy while earning money for supplies by performing meaningful, measurable tasks in their school, such as:
- Participation in approved work to improve grades
- Tutoring younger students or peers
- School and community clean-up and beautification projects
- Helping teachers or school staff with age-appropriate tasks
- Planning and implementing students' ideas to improve their school and/or community
- Micro-finance projects
- Gardening/farming
- Recycling/sustainability
The possibilities are unlimited and can be as big as the students’ dreams! For more information on how you can help, click here or call (239) 240-9393.