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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 3: NATIONAL SOCIAL SITUATION
The CSP is currently delivering a number of
School-Based Violence Reduction programmes,
geared towards reducing violence in the
communities that they service. CSP partner
community schools have been able to access
a $50,000 fund for the implementation of this
initiative. Seven School Based Interventions are
currently in progress (See Table 3.III).
Table 3.III:
School-Based Interventions in
progress by the CSP 2013
Community
Project Title
Current
Status
Bon Accord
Bon Accord Government
Primary
In
progress
Embacadere
San Fernando Boys
Government Primary
School SBVR 2011
In
progress
Enterprise
Lendore Hindu School
SBVR 2011
In
progress
Glen Rd/
Darrel Spring
Harmon SDA Secondary
School SBVR 2012
In
progress
Glen Rd/
Darrel Spring
Scarborough Methodist
Primary SBVR 2012
In
progress
Glen Rd/
Darrel Spring
Scarborough SDA Primary
SBVR 2012
In
progress
La Romaine
St. Benedict’s College
SBVR 2011
In
progress
iii. Hoop of Life
The Hoop of Life Community Basketball League
was launched on June 30, 2012. The actual
competition began in September 2012 and was
successfully completed in March 2013. The first
installment of the Basketball tournament was
won by the Laventille team with the team from
Marabella placing second.
The first prize of TT$1 million was allocated as
follows:
• TT$500,000 to be awarded to the winning
teammembers in six installments;
• The other TT$500,000 to go towards a
project of the winning team’s choice;
• The second and third prize of TT$500,000
and TT$250,000 respectively are to be
divided in the same way as that of the first
prize.
As a crime prevention initiative, there are special
rules to be observed. The programme imposes
an “avoid crime” condition on participants, i.e.
committing a crime leads to disqualification,
and the inability to share in the winnings of the
team.
The second instalment of the tournament
commenced in April 2013. There are intentions
to increase the first prize by TT$500,000.
Engaging the Community
Successful crime reduction also requires a
responsive and trusting relationship between
the community and the Police. Accordingly, the
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service adopted
a ‘Problem Oriented Policing’ approach that
emphasized providing greater support to
communities that are more susceptible to
crime. The TTPS delivered programmes of a
preventative nature to strengthen police/public
relationships.
i.
The Laventille Funfair
- a collaborative
community venture among the Ministry
of National Security, the TTPS and other
stakeholders was held in November 2012,
to promote unity among the various
communities of East Port of Spain and
Laventille. The event also served as a means
to allow for the meaningful exchange of
dialogue among the TTPS, citizens and other
interest groups. A total of 3000 residents
participated in this event.
ii. Hearts & Mind (Free clinics for residents)
-
through its involvement with the InterAgency
Task Force (IATF), theTTPS engaged doctors
and dentists fromMissionary Foundations of
the United States to offer medical services
to residents of the Laventille, Beetham, Sea
Lots and Caroni communities. Four clinics
