AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Agriculture and Agricultural Infrastructure
  • Veterinary Services and Animal Health
  • Food Safety and Food Security
  • Agribusiness Development
  • Rural Development
  • Farm Management
  • Plant Health
  • Fishery
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Agriculture and Agricultural Infrastructure
  • Veterinary Services and Animal Health
  • Food Safety and Food Security
  • Agribusiness Development
  • Rural Development
  • Farm Management
  • Plant Health
  • Fishery
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Agriculture and Agricultural Infrastructure
  • Veterinary Services and Animal Health
  • Food Safety and Food Security
  • Agribusiness Development
  • Rural Development
  • Farm Management
  • Plant Health
  • Fishery
Environment
  • Coastal & Marine Resources Management
  •  Pollution and Waste Management
  • Watershed Management
  • Climate Change
  • Forestry 
  • Water Resources
  • Management
Environment
  • Coastal & Marine Resources Management
  •  Pollution and Waste Management
  • Watershed Management
  • Climate Change
  • Forestry 
  • Water Resources
  • Management
Social Development
  • Human Resources Development
  • Labor Market Interventions
  • Local Development
  • Education
  • Health
  • Civil Society Strengthening
Social Development
  • Human Resources Development
  • Labor Market Interventions
  • Local Development
  • Education
  • Health
  • Civil Society Strengthening
Economic Development
  • Trade Development
  • Investment Promotion
  • Regional Economic Integration
  • Regional Development
  • Private Sector Development
Economic Development
  • Trade Development
  • Investment Promotion
  • Regional Economic Integration
  • Regional Development
  • Private Sector Development

Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) IV Technical Assistance Team (TAT)

Country: Jamaica

Sector(s): Economic development

Date: 09/2016 - 06/2020

Client / Beneficiary: EU

Financing Agency: EDF

Project Value: 709,653 €

Description of the project and Services provided:

The overall objective of the programme is to empower residents of volatile communities in order to make them reach their fullest potential and contribute to the attainment of a secure, cohesive and just Jamaican society" as outlined in Goals 1 and 2 of Vision 2030 - Jamaica's National Development Plan.

The specific purpose of this contract is to improve project management support and enhance the capacity of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund to:

  • ensure the efficient implementation of the Poverty Reduction Programme and
  • ensure the effective monitoring and evaluation of the overall programme.

The results of the project are:

  • Improved quality and access to basic socio-economic infrastructure and services.
  • Increased capacity of communities to demand for, plan, implement and manage local development projects.
  • Increased income generation and employment opportunities.
  • Reduced deviant behaviour through work with socially and economically marginalized youth.
  • Improved coordination, monitoring and evaluation capacity of the Secretariat of the Community Renewal Programme

 

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