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Small Grants Programme Updates

Through the small grants programme, CCRIF finances small disaster risk reduction projects conceptualized and managed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), charity organizations in local communities across CCRIF member countries and/or CARICOM member countries. Each project should fall within the range of US$5,000 to US$25,000.

Document - CCRIF Supports Communities throughout the Caribbean to Reduce Vulnerability to Natural Hazards - February 2019 (pdf)

Projects funded to date
Organization Country Project Name Description

Fondation Amour de Dieu en Action (FADA)

Haiti

Climate change training for farmers in the northern department of Haiti

Provided training for farmers to implement climate change-resilient agriculture; increased community awareness of climate change

(complete)

Groupe Encadré du Nord-Ouest (GAENO)

 

Haiti

Reforestation at Fond Zombi

Reforestation of the area around the Fond Zombi pond and establishment of a pond association to maintain the area; increased awareness of climate change

(complete)

UWI Department of Food Production

Trinidad & Tobago

Conservation Agriculture for Climate Change Adaptation in the Caribbean

Examination of the merits of conservation agriculture practices using jab planters on the resilience of soil to intense rainfall.

Douglas Castle Production and Market Organization

 

Jamaica

Douglas Castle Disaster Risk Management Project

Development of a community disaster management plan for Douglas Castle and surrounding areas

Fondation Amour de Dieu en Action (FADA)

Haiti

Climate change training for farmers in the northern department of Haiti Phase II

Providing climate change training for farmers to plant climate change-resilient crops and increasing awareness of climate change in additional communities

(complete)

Groupe Encadré du Nord-Ouest (GAENO)

 

Haiti

Reforestation project within four watersheds in the lower North West Department

Reforestation of four watersheds in the lower North West Department; increased awareness of climate change

(complete)

Fondation Amour de Dieu en Action (FADA)

Haiti

Dam construction project in Torbeck

Construction of a dam using used tyres in the municipality of Torbeck to protect against storm surge

(complete)

Anse-La-Raye Disaster Committee

 

Saint Lucia

Flood mitigation project

Reduction of flooding in Anse-La-Raye through rehabilitation of mangroves

(complete)

People Empowering People

 

Saint Lucia

Fond/Malgretoute River Reforestation and Riverbank Stabilization Project

Reduction of flooding in the Malgretoute community by reforesting more than 50% of the deforested areas in the Malgretoute/Fond watershed and implementing appropriate river bank stabilisation along the Malgretoute /Fond River

Urgence Rehabilitation and Development

 

Haiti

Project for reducing water vulnerability in the community of Boucan Richard in Gros-Morne

Inceasing water security of the community by rehabilitating the Derboyé catchment area (removing debris and reforestation)

Humana People to People Belize (HPPB)

Belize

Training for climate-resilient agriculture in Toledo

Increasing farmers’ capacity to reduce the effects of climate change on crops in the Toledo District

Fondation Amour de Dieu en Action (FADA)

Haiti

Training and awareness about earthquake- and hurricane-resilient construction

Training and awareness about earthquake- and hurricane-resilient construction in Port-de-paix, Saint Louis north and Gros-mornes.

Groupe Encadré du Nord-Ouest (GAENO)

 

Haiti

Reforestation project within remaining watersheds in the lower North West Department

Reforestation of four watersheds in the remaining area of the North West Department; increasing awareness of climate change