Economic Empowerment

Liluye is committed to developing and collaborating on the most effective and beneficial, economic empowerment programs, moving survivors to be more educated and empowered overall so they’re able to thrive.

If you’d like to learn, follow, or attend one of our upcoming economic empowerment programs, or find out more about our past programs, you’ll find more information about them below. These programs may be hosted by Liluye or by one of our partners or collaborators.

~ PROGRAMS ~

Pathways to Financial Healing and Prosperity Financial Literacy Program

The first pilot of Pathways to Financial Healing and Prosperity has officially ended. We hope to get funding to create a second cohort in the near future.

The program, or the Pathways to Financial Healing and Prosperity financial literacy program, is a power-packed online program that’s led, hosted, and facilitated by Liz Rabago (seasoned financial literacy trainer) and Monica Griffin (seasoned business strategist, survivor advocate, and behavioral health coach). The pilot was held over a seven-week time period for female trafficking survivors in the U.S. between the ages of 25-55 in a cohort of up to eight. 

It is a safe, trauma-informed, program that recognizes survivor’s resilience and past achievements. It features up to eight different financial topics and is taught on separate, 90-minute Zoom workshops. It has practical, hands-on/real-world application and anchors financial growth in healing money trauma as well as rebuilding trust in oneself, and establishing generational wealth.

The program covers the following:

• Healing your relationship with money.
• Advanced financial literacy for survivors.
• Career growth and earning potential.
• Entrepreneurship and wealth building.
• Financial protection and boundaries.
• A long-term financial freedom plan.

In addition, there are mentorship matches for those participants interested, guest speakers in business, financial advising (with trauma-informed training), and credit repair specialists as well as a journal, budget templates, credit report guides, and a survivor-friendly investment glossary.

To see the full Pathways program curriculum, click here.

"I'm really grateful for how this course approached money with both practicality and compassion. It covered the basics of finances while also making space to talk about healing from financial wounds—because for many people, money isn't just math, it's tied to survival, control, and recovery. Programs like this remind me that real financial empowerment starts with dignity and understanding."
Marianne Pazienza Thomas
PhD
Project EIFL X Liluye

The first pilot of Project EIFL X Liluye has officially ended. 

The program, or the Project EIFL X Liluye Financial Literacy Program, is an impactful online program that’s led, hosted, and facilitated by Tarun Masapeta and his team (from Project EIFL). The pilot was held over a four-month time period and was for trafficking survivors in the U.S. and Canada in a cohort of two.

It was a safe, supportive community that educated and empowered survivors to help them gain financial independence and freedom to live their lives on their own terms. It featured up to seven different financial topics that was taught on separate, 45-minute Zoom workshops. After the completion of the entire program, the attendees were provided with a financial resource guidebook to help them afterwards.

The program covered the following:

• How to open a bank account (step by step).
• Introduction to personal financing.
• How to calculate taxes (where to set them aside, where to put them, how to reinvest them, how to do balance sheets, and what is taxable).
• Introduction to investing.
• Reinvesting in business and/or organizational financial literacy or as an individual.
• Personal financing (paying yourself and where to put your money).
• Insurance.

"For the first time ever, someone took the time to explain financial concepts to me in detail, and it has been life-changing. I used to just assume I knew everything about finances, but thanks to EIFL I now have a better understanding of how to manage my money wisely. This newfound knowledge has been hugely important in my life, allowing me to make more informed decisions and plan for a secure financial future. Thank you EIFL for empowering me with financial literacy and guidance."
Brenna Wallace
Global Survivor Affairs Expert

If you would like to partner, collaborate, or sponsor a future financial literacy training cohort, email us at info@liluye.org and we will get back to you to discuss this opportunity.