Bridgetown – Amidst rising concerns over citizen security in the Caribbean, a deliberate effort is being made to empower the region’s youth to step into leadership roles and drive change from within. Through a free, online course by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), […]
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Sixteen (16) women who are survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) will receive grant awards with the support of the CARICOM Secretariat, the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) and the Spotlight Initiative. The project, titled “Upskilling GBV Survivors with Economic Empowerment and Personal Development Skills as A Means of Ensuring […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA – The Strengthening Resilient Water Resource Management in the Eastern Caribbean – or Water for Resilience (W4R) – project is moving ahead in Grenada. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Government of Canada, hosted an inception workshop today for key stakeholders, government officials, experts, and community leaders to […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA: The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, and Culture announces the resumption of the National Science Fair, the first since 2018, on Oct. 18, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Grenada Trade Centre in Grand Anse, St. George. The public is invited to view the projects between 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 […]
St. GEORGE’S, GRENADA– Thirteen entrepreneurs in Grenada’s agriculture sector have emerged as winners in the Blue-Green Digital Innovation Challenge. The Challenge was launched in June 2023 by the Government of Grenada with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. […]
The Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Integrated Landscape Management (CRA) project, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries & Cooperatives, will launch the Blue-Green Digital Innovation Challenge – a mechanism to grant up to US $30,000 to agriculture and agriculture-related businesses, including agro-processers and agro-tourism entities, to apply digital and/or innovative solutions to their operations. The […]
ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, SEPT. 01, 2021 – Through funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is implementing the Climate Resilient Agriculture for Integrated Landscape Management Project in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry. In August, the GEF/UNDP Climate- Resilient Agriculture Project provided field demonstration and practical […]
I must first commend the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for initiating this high-level discussion on the future of tourism, a very necessary conversation, given the devastating blow dealt to the sector by the COVID-19 pandemic. So thank you, for this event and for your continued demonstration of support for the Caribbean. If we are […]
Economic recovery is paramount if Caribbean countries are to rebound from the COVID-19 crisis. In partnership with the Government of Grenada, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is implementing initiatives to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to engage digital solutions. Through the Department of Economic and Technical Cooperation (DETC) and its implementing partner […]
