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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 THE PEOPLE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
•
Micro Enterprise and Training
Grant (MEG)
This Grant assist the poor and
vulnerable in undertaking micro-
business ventures or skills training
Poor and
vulnerable
citizens of
Trinidad and
Tobago
New Micro
Enterprises
established
within
Communities
–
approximately
6 projects per
region per
quarter
&
To provide
micro-
enterprise
training to
recipients or
recommend
grant
recipients
to facilitate
improved
sustainability
of micro-
enterprise
For the period October 2012 to
October 2013,
a total of 437 Grants
were approved for disbursement at
a cost of TT$ 2,162,997.31.
Self-reliant and
Sustainable
Communities
•
Regional Micro Project Fund
(RMPF)
This Fund provides micro-grants to
CBOs and NGOs to carry out poverty
reduction projects within their
communities.
Community
organisations,
NGOs and
CBOs
Trained
entrepreneurs
No of RMPF
applications
received per
region per
month.
For the period October 2012 to March
2013,
11 applications were approved
at a cost of TT$ 470,146.12.
Improved system of
Entrepreneurship,
Apprenticeship and
Internship
