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To provide guidance and support to rural
individuals, families and communities to improve
their quality of life.
“It does this by encouraging people’s participation
in community based initiatives, which will build selfreliance particularly among small farmers, lowincome workers, women and youth.”
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Development of and support for economic project
activity so as to improve livelihood particularly for
women.
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Facilitating skills training and the acquisition of life
skills for personal development to alleviate poverty.
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Advocacy on policy issues that are impacting on
the situation of marginalize persons/groups.
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To enhance livelihood skills of seventy-five
75 rural women in three (3) parishes.
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Single Parent s from low income Households;
Young mothers with dependents and zero income
(teenage mothers who dropped out of school due
to early pregnancy );
Education level – senior primary school leavers &
secondary school dropouts and /or secondary
school Graduates ;
Number of Children/Dependents of school age (3
plus);
Skilled or unskilled – technical, social skills possessed;
Current employment status (unemployed,
underemployed);
 Interest in training as well as income generating
opportunities;
 Women struggling to manage a cottage
industry or small business;
 Women who may have experienced one or
other forms of abuse or domestic Violence.
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Women from the parishes of St. John, St. Mark and St.
Patrick were the target.
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Women were mobilized through handouts, posters,
electronic media and public announcements.
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Application forms were distributed to interested women
• over one hundred and twenty seven (127) applied.
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Selection team comprising agency’s staff selected
eight-five (85) women
• based on information provided in the application ,
advice and recommendations by community
leaders.
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Successful applicants were informed by telephone/
letters.
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Pre-training orientations held in two locations:
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2.
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St. Mark/ St.John at the Anglican Pastoral Center
St. Patrick at the Leapers Hill Café
Packages with time tables, training materials & ground
rules distributed.
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Information & Communications Technology
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Personal Development/Life Skills
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Five Practical skilled area:
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Sewing;
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Agro Processing;
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Plant Propagation;
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Dried Fish Processing;
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Animal Production.
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Business Development training
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Course content base on standards set by the National Training Agency
(NTA)
› NTA provided:
 Training Manuals
 Assessment to be done.
 Eighty (80) women participated in Information &
Communication Technology. Sixty eight (68) in
Personal Development sessions held in five (5)
Centres.
 A total of ninety (90) hrs were covered in these two
activities.
 (In this components twelve (12) women who
attended at Clozier ICT Centre did not have
Personal Development at the time).
SEWING
Consisted of 108 hours and was conducted in two
venues- Sauteurs and Palmiste (NEWLO). Twentythree (23) women participated.
Twenty-four(24) women participated in sixty (60) hours
of training conducted at the Produce Chemistry
Laboratory in Tanteen.
Fifty- nine (59) hours of training, conducted at the
Innovative Agricultural Seedling Centre in Happy
Hill and the Mirabeau Propagation station; three (3)
women participated
Nine (9) women participated in thirty-eight (38) hours
of theory and practical sessions conducted at the
Anglican Pastoral Center and the Waltham Fish
Plant
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Packaged Dried Fish
Twenty (20) hours of training, sixteen (16) women
participated conducted at two (2) venues St.John and St. Patrick. Their training included field
visits to the Oasis Chicken farm and Ms. Margaret
Nurse and Belmont Estate Goat farms.
The Business Development component was
conducted over a two week period by the GIDC
Business Development Center.
A total of eighty (80) women divided into four (4)
groups did eight (8) hours of training per group.
127 women Applied for the programme
Eight-five (85) were selected
Eighty (80) women started ICT
Of the eighty (80) who started 68 or 85% are
graduating today having successfully
completed the course offered by the
programme.
Twelve (12) women discontinue in the
programme
Five (5) women found full time or part-time
employment
Seven (7)had health and/or domestic issues
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The programme afforded eleven (11) other women
opportunities for training; they are also graduating
today;
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Five (5) in Dried Fish
Three (3) in Sewing
Two (2) in Animal Production
One (1) in Agro Processing
Also seven (7) men received training in Animal
Production and Business Development under the
programme.
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This programme met and surpassed the targeted number of
seventy five (75) women. Indeed seventy nine (79) are
graduating today.
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In addition, six (6) of the seventy nine (79) graduating have
found or have secured prospects of employment.
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Project impact include apart from tangible skills:
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Attitudinal changes /improvement
Desire for additional skills
Enhance Cultural and spiritual awareness
Enhance awareness of self/ community
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A trust relationship that developed between:
- trainees and resource personnel (tutors)
- trainees and GRENCODA’s Staff.
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Implementation of such programme requires a level of flexibility,
clarity of purpose, commitment and determination on the part
of both trainees and implementing agency.
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The women overcame many obstacles along the way ………..
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- Juggling their maternal roles with their desire for learning.
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- High punctuality and regularity despite many adverse and
personal challenges.
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The implementing agency gave much more than required in
the execution plan. Poverty Reduction and Capacity Building of
Rural Women must be cognicent of the domestic and social
issues they face.
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A series of enabling support must accompany whatever
activities that are outlined in the execution plan.
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Sincere appreciation is extended to the Organisation of
American States (OAS) and the Government of Grenada for
the financial and technical support which made the
programme possible.
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We recognize in a special way the assistance provided by:
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Roselyn La Grenade
Roxanne Neckles
GRENCODA’s programme/administrative team
Stick-to-itiveness of women graduating today
GRENCODA is energized by the opportunity to
empower women to enhance their livelihood
Thank You!!
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