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
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME
The main objective of this programme
is to enhance the capabilities and
capacities of the leaders of voluntary
community-based organisations.
N/A
Community-
based
organisations
The organisa-
tion and im-
plementation
of leadership
development
programmes
for CBOs.
During the period October 2012 to
March 2013 a
total of 82 leadership
development programmes
were
conducted in various communities.
Improved
community
leadership
MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PRIME MINISTER’S BEST VILLAGE
TROPHY COMPETITION
The Prime Minister’s Best Village Trophy
Competition is a social interactive initia-
tive, designed to provide an opportunity
for communities to be more conscious
about their environment and to par-
ticipate in exercises that will enhance
their surroundings whilst at the same
time developing a sense of worth. It also
encourages a sense of national pride
and community spirit through healthy
competition and social interactions. The
creativity of our communities in food
and artistic talents, the retention of the
Folk Art and the general promotion of
the arts are also encouraged.
Poverty
Reduction
and Human
Capital
Development
Communities Recipients of
community-
based training
and education
For the period October 2012 to March
2013:
•
375 tutors
were assigned to
communities for preliminary
tutoring in the non-traditional
areas of handicraft, music, dance
drama and drumming.
•
361 classes
were conducted in the
10 Administrative Districts.
•
472 communities
competed
in eight competitive categories
during the preliminary programme,
which was implemented in the ten
Administrative Districts.
Self-reliant and
sustainable
communities
NATIONAL DRUG ABUSE AND PRE-
VENTION PROGRAMME (NADAPP)
The National Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Prevention Programme (NADAPP) is
the central coordinating agency with
responsibility for Drug Demand Reduc-
tion in Trinidad and Tobago.
NADAPP liaises with State agencies as
well as the NGO and private sectors, to
develop programmes geared towards
reducing the use and abuse of licit and
illicit drugs, through treatment and
rehabilitation.
Poverty
Reduction
and Human
Capital
Development
General
population of
Trinidad and
Tobago
Improved
Access
to Social
Protection
During the period October 2012 to
June 2013, the following were achieved
under the under-mentioned sub-
initiatives of the programme:
An Efficient and
Effective Social
System for the Poor
and Vulnerable
