SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 5: REVIEW OF SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
AND INITIATIVES FOR 2013
INITIATIVE
MEDIUM
TERM
PRIORITY
(Where
Applicable)
BENEFICIARY
CATEGORY
PROJECT
OUTPUT
ACHIEVEMENTS
OUTCOME
MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
The achievements of this initiative
are highlighted in the following
programmes:
Poverty
Reduction
and Human
Capital
Development
Communities New micro
enterprises
established
within
communities
Improved
physical
infrastructure
Recipients of
community-
based training
and education
Self-reliant and
sustainable
communities
•
Basket of Funding (BOF)
The aim of the programme is to
promote and support economic, social
and local human development activities
which contribute to the creation and
provision of opportunities for the
benefit of the poor and disadvantaged
individuals and communities.
Communities
•
Over the period a total of
450
persons (216 male and 234
female) benefited from training
in five (5) BOF projects.
This total
represented a
35% increase
in the
number of persons benefiting from
the BOF.
•
Projects included: Tilapia Rearing,
a Night Nurse DayActivity Centre
inTobago and a Teaching and
Transformation throughTheatre
production.
