Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Sowing skills, reaping futures: empowering rural youth
Agreement Number:
7466385 P015460001
Agreement Value:
$49,992.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 6, 2025 - Aug 31, 2026
Description:
Hurricane Beryl in July caused extensive damage in Jamaica and cost the agricultural sector $4.73 billion in losses, affecting 48,852 farmers. The project aims to equip rural at-risk youth in Manchester, Jamaica, with vocational skills and certifications to enhance their livelihood and income opportunities and improve community climate resilience. The Project intends to empower 210 rural youth through skills training in trades such as crop production, commercial food preparation, greenhouse technology, butchery, and nail care. The project also aims to train youths in climate-smart farming techniques like irrigation, crop rotation, and mulching, and intends to better equip them to support local agriculture education and food supply.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased employment and income generation within the local community as trainees find jobs or start businesses; (2) greater proficiency among trainees in basic techniques and theoretical knowledge regarding crop production; (3) increased knowledge and skills among trainees regarding climate-smart farming techniques; (4) reduced food insecurity among trainees due to the provision of meals made available with crops grown on-site; (5) greater proficiency among trainees in basic techniques and theoretical knowledge regarding nail care.
Location:
KINGSTON, JM
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q4-00013
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
-3
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Sisters of Mercy of Jamaica
Federal Riding Name:
Not Coded
Federal Riding Number:
NA
Program:
Contributions - Bilateral Programming
Program Purpose:
Contribution Programmation bilatérale