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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 NATIONAL DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CIVIL SO-
CIETY BOARD (CSB)
N/A
Population of
Trinidad and
Tobago
Establishment
of the Civil
Society Board
For the period October 2012 to March
2013 the following was achieved:
•
Two dialogue sessions were held
– the purpose of which was to
address constraints with respect
to implementation of the CSB - the
first was held at Chaguanas whilst
the second was held in Tobago.
•
These sessions resulted in
requests for five additional sectors
to be included within the existing
structure :
a. Persons with Disabilities;
b. Gender Affairs
c. Community-Based
Organisations
d. Credit Unions
e. First Peoples
•
A Registration Drive to facilitate
the implementation of an election
process was completed in April
2013. To date,
754 out of an
estimated 3000 CSO registered.
Increased
participation of
NGOs, CBOs
and other Civil
Organisations in
National Policy
Formulation
