OAS – Government of Chile Scholarship and Training Project for CARICOM Countries

E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r i a t f o r I n t e g r a l D e v e l o p m e n t - S E D I

Main aim:

Strengthening CARICOM's capabilities through courses, certified training programs, and diplomas in the area of disaster risk management and building climate resilience during the period 2018-2020.

984 Certificates in 2018 – 2019 (Sept.)

Collaboration with 17 partners; 14 of which are located in the Caribbean

# Countries Partners Certificates

1 The United States Independent Study Training - FEMA 228

2 Belize, Barbados,

Trinidad and Tobago The University of The West Indies - Open Campus 93

3 Suriname The Polytechnic College Suriname 87

4 St. Lucia Sir Arthur Lewis Community College 86

5 Dominica / The United

States

Discover Dominica Authority and the American Hotel and

Lodging Educational Institute 72

6 Trinidad and Tobago The University of Trinidad and Tobago 62

7 Haiti Centre de Formation Technique et Professionnelle D’Haïti

(Haiti TEC) 58

8 Jamaica University of Technology, Jamaica 53

9 Dominica Dominica State College 41

10 Grenada T. A Marryshow Community College 41

11 Jamaica International University of the Caribbean 39

12 The Bahamas The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute 30

13 Jamaica University of the West Indies, Mona 25

14 Guyana The University of Guyana 25

15 The Bahamas The University of The Bahamas - North 19

16 The United States Florida International University 19

17 Israel Galilee International Management Institute 6

984

4 major areas were covered; 80% of the certificates issued were in Disaster Management and Post-Disaster

Management Business Continuity Programs and Technical Training

56%

7%

24%

13% Disaster Management

Hospitality

Post-Disaster BusinessContinuity Programs

Water Monitoring andManagement

85% of the courses / training were offered in English

85%

6%

9%

Language of Instruction

English

French

Dutch

694 of the 984 recipients participated in onsite courses / training

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290

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Modality

Monitoring and Evaluation In 2018, 93% of the recipients would not have been able to participate in the

Course without the Scholarship.

7%

93%

Participants indicated that the major benefits of participating in the Courses included: the acquisition of technical skills and academic knowledge available networking opportunity professional and personal development intercultural experience

In-Country Implementation Barbados

Volunteer Appreciation Day to emphasize that Disaster Management is a comprehensive and inclusive approach and the promotion of National Earthquake

Preparedness Day in Barbados Recipient, Danielle Howell (Barbados)

In-Country Implementation St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Thirty-three (33) participants supported a Pollution Awareness Campaign and an Awareness Transit Walk, organized for small communities, by the National Parks,

Rivers and Beaches Authority in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Recipient, Shanell Murray (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

In-Country Implementation Trinidad and Tobago

Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness personnel met to discuss the

creation of an Emergency Management Association of Trinidad & Tobago (EMATT)

Recipient, Shazam Edoo (Trinidad and Tobago)

Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation (CTTRC) Disaster Management Unit has since updated its flood mitigation plan, which now includes new strategies of non-structural mitigation such as outreach

programs as well as options for early warning systems

Recipient, Andy Goolcharan (Trinidad and Tobago)

In-Country Implementation Dominica

A two-day training in First Aid & CPR was conducted in collaboration with the Fire Service Department for twenty-two (22) Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) in

Dominica Recipient, Isabella John (Dominica)

In-Country Implementation Jamaica

A field trip to Alligator Pond in Manchester, Jamaica to observe the damaging effects of Climate Change and its impact on the fishing communities

Recipients, Joyce Reynolds Robinson and David Nation (Jamaica)

In-Country Implementation Suriname

A Fire Preparedness & Response Workshop with the Local Fire Department to create safer and healthier communities by providing local citizens with the tools and information about fire prevention

in Suriname Recipients, Moreno Jackson (Suriname)

Thanks to the Government

and People of Chile for this

opportunity to build the

capacity of the Caribbean