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427.
With an allocation of $3 million,
Save the youth in Marginalized Communities
(Gatekeepers) will host their Parenting Programme in north and south Trinidad.
428.
The
Youth Health Programme
will be given $3 million to implement four (4)
projects in fiscal 2014 as follows:
Two caravans each in nine districts will be used to disseminate information
about healthy lifestyle, engage the community in activities and foster
collaboration amongst stakeholders in various communities.
Enduvans- A project to expose students to pertinent information about HIV/
AIDS prevention, substance abuse prevention, domestic violence and
adolescent rights.
HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme – In response to the approval of the
National Workplace Policy on HIV/ AIDS, the Ministry of Gender, Youth
and Child Development has established a programme to provide support,
sensitization and education for staff
Adolescent Intervention Programme (AIP) – To provide psychosocial
support for post SEA students to ease the transitional stress of transferring
school
429.
The
Implementation of a National Youth Policy
programme is in progress and will
continue with an allocation of $2 million to implement a host of projects to effect the
policy. These projects are:
Four After School Centres
Thirty-Six Skills Enhancement and Social Education Centres
Vacation Camps
Creation of a Youth Development Fund
Development of a National Youth Employment Strategy
Coordinated Programming for Differently Abled Youth
Establishment of a Registry for Youth in Institutions and Challenging
Circumstances
Establishing National Youth Commission
430.
The Ministry has decided to re-establish the National Youth Council and the
Council will be allocated $1 million.
431.
The
Leadership, Education and Development
project (LEAD) will facilitate the
development and piloting of an integrated thematic curriculum and model for leadership,
