{"id":7007,"date":"2018-10-17T11:38:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T16:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectcalls.com\/?p=7007"},"modified":"2018-10-17T11:38:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T16:38:03","slug":"cdb-invests-usd20-million-in-education-and-youth-development-in-saint-lucia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/cdb-invests-usd20-million-in-education-and-youth-development-in-saint-lucia\/","title":{"rendered":"CDB invests USD20 million in education and youth development in Saint Lucia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is investing USD20 million in education and youth development in Saint Lucia. On October 3, the Bank launched the\u00a0Saint Lucia Education Quality Improvement Project<\/a>\u00a0(EQuIP) and the\u00a0Youth Empowerment Project<\/a>\u00a0(YEP), at the Bay Gardens Hotel.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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EQuIP aims to strengthen the island\u2019s education system, through the expansion and rehabilitation of four selected institutions, and overall improvements in educational leadership and instructional effectiveness, including training for teachers, principals and education officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese two projects are designed to holistically address a number of the risk factors for sub-optimal educational outcomes, crime and violence, as well as deviant and anti-social behaviour that are affecting youth in a number of schools and communities across Saint Lucia. Specifically, EQuIP is expected to\u00a0<\/em>improve quality, equity, efficiency and effectiveness of the education system, making it responsive to the needs of diverse learners<\/em>,\u201d said\u00a0Dr. Idamay Denny, Portfolio Manager, CDB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

EQuIP will place emphasis on enhancing the support provided for children with special educational needs, by assessing the institutional and infrastructural improvements needed to provide quality education and equitable access to this vulnerable group.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fundamental reality is such that, when we provide a platform for every child to flourish within their own right, we as a nation succeed. This is the commitment of the Department of Education, and by extension, the Government of Saint Lucia<\/em>,\u201d said\u00a0Dr. Gale T. C. Rigobert, Minister of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations & Sustainable Development, Saint Lucia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The other intervention, YEP, aims to support at-risk youth and their families, by expanding access to social services and developing new, targeted programmes.<\/p>\n

\u201cYEP will be implemented using an integrated, gender-responsive, social crime prevention approach that addresses some of the major challenges facing youth and families who are most disadvantaged and marginalised.\u00a0 This approach is critical to sustaining project benefits through the provision of multiple opportunities that facilitate social capital building and human capital formation<\/em>,\u201d said\u00a0Dr. Denny<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Project will focus on mitigating risk factors that can lead to criminal behavior, enhance employability, and support community safety and security. It will include the implementation of community-based programmes that will provide leadership development and training for participants.<\/p>\n

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