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Youth Development and Entrepreneurship
218.
In fiscal 2013, more than sixty-nine per cent (69%) of the Youth Development
and Entrepreneurship allocation of $22.1 million was utilised for outfitting of the St.
James Youth Centre at a total estimated cost of $16.2 million. Additionally, the Ministry
of Gender, Youth and Child Development engaged consultants for the assessment and
preparation of designs for the Malick, Los Bajos, Laventille and California Youth
Training Facilities to prepare for refurbishment and upgrade works. The East Port-of-
Spain Development Company is undertaking refurbishment work at the Basilon Street
Youth Facility in Laventille. Refurbishment at the Youth Development and
Apprenticeship Centres started in 2013 with Phase I completed at the Chatham Centre.
T&TEC and the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure have been engaged for upgrade
works at both Persto Praesto and Chatham Youth Development and Apprenticeship
Centres.
219.
A key objective of the Government‟s policy is the development and
empowerment of the youth of the nation. In this regard, $11.4 million will be provided to
fund projects and programmes aimed at achieving this objective. These
projects/programmes include:
National Youth Non-Governmental Organisations Project which will
provide financial support to assist the Boy Scouts in completing its
Headquarters at Arima and refurbishing its District Building at St. Clair
Implementation of the Action Plan of the National Youth Policy Project
Youth Health Programme which allows for the continuation of Peer
Education Programmes and Youth Health Initiatives including Caravans and
Eduvans
