Poverty
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It is estimated that 1.3 billion people globally, live on less
that 1 US dollar a day. Developing countries are therefore
working to create their own national plan to promote poverty
eradication strategies based on local needs and priorities.
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Through the
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) the world is addressing the many
dimensions of human development, including halving by 2015 the
proportion of people living in extreme poverty.
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has placed
significant emphasis on expanding the range of social services available
to the vulnerable and making the delivery process more efficient.
UNDP is assisting in the achievement of this goal by providing support
in the critical areas of health and education. Utilizing the services on
United Nations Volunteer programme, these projects are improving
health care delivery and outreach to the vulnerable and improving
educational planning capacity in the Ministry of Education to ensure
achievements of MDG and Vision 2020 targets.
Measuring Vision 2020 and MDG goal attainment are important for national
planning. Using UNDP financing and technical assistance, the Government
is addressing the weak capacity for data collection, monitoring and
evaluation. The outputs from this initiative will be a comprehensive
searchable socio-economic database and national capacity for monitoring,
evaluating and reporting on national goal attainment.
UNDP’s poverty programme in Trinidad and Tobago has focused on informing
policy development and programming delivered through a mixture of policy
advice, advocacy and downstream initiatives.
UNDP’s poverty portfolio in Trinidad and Tobago is concentrated in the
following areas:
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UNDP Project Title:
National Socio-Economic Database |
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UNDP Project number:
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Focus Area:
Poverty Eradication |
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00049033 |
Service Line:
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Dates:
2006-2008 |
Status:
Ongoing |
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Location:
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Implementing Partner:
Ministry of Planning and Development |
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Financial Information |
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Source of Funds: |
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Government |
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UNDP |
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Third-Party |
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Budget: |
$330,000 |
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Expenditure to date: |
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Brief Description:
The need for a National Socio-Economic Database is being
addressed with this project. Such a facility will improve the
country's capacity to mange and access reliable gender
disaggregated data to facilitate evidence based planning and
inform the allocation of budgetary resources. |
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Project Document |
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Contact: |
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UNDP Project Title: Support to the Ministry of Health - UNV
Doctors |
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UNDP Project number:
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Focus Area:
Poverty Eradication |
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00015001 |
Service Line:
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Dates:
2003-2006-2009 |
Status:
Ongoing |
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Location:
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Implementing Partner:
Ministry of Health |
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Financial Information |
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Source of Funds: |
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Government |
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UNDP |
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Third-Party |
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Budget: |
$12,313,236.00 |
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Expenditure to date: |
$11,945,985.00 |
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Brief Description:
UNDP provided approximately one hundred UN Volunteer doctors to
fill an urgent gap in the health care system in Trinidad and
Tobago. This project has resulted in increased healthcare
delivery in all national hospitals to ensure reduced surgical
waiting time, particularly in ophthalmology. While this project
was scheduled to end in 2006, it has been extended to the year
2009. |
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Project Document |
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Contact: |
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UNDP Project Title: Micro Credit |
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UNDP Project number: |
Focus Area:
Poverty |
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00014978 |
Service Line:
1.3: Local Poverty Initiatives, including microfinance |
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Dates:
2000 - |
Status:
Ongoing |
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Location:
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Implementing Partner:
Ministry of Social Development |
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Financial Information |
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Source of Funds: |
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Government |
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UNDP |
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Third-Party |
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Budget: |
$161,555.53 |
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Expenditure to date: |
$342,000.00 |
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Brief Description:
This project has established seven community-led Micro Credit
Facilities in six of the fourteen regional districts in Trinidad
and Tobago. The project aims to improve the living standards of
economically vulnerable groups through community empowerment and
entrepreneurial development. It provides on-lending funds and
business development support services to facilitate direct
community involvement in entrepreneurial development and the
promotion of sustainable livelihood opportunities at the
community level as a strategy to reduce poverty. Micro Credit
loan facilities are currently in operation in the following
areas: Roxborough, Tobago; La Seiva , Maracas/St Joseph;
Gonzales, Belmont; Mayaro ; Four Roads/Tamana; Cunjal Road;
and Ste. Madeleine. This project was initiated in 2000 and has
been extended annually. |
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Project Document |
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Contact: |
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UNDP Project Title:
United Nations Development Programme/Small Grants Programme (UNDP/SGP)
in Trinidad and Tobago |
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UNDP Project number: |
Focus Area:
Poverty |
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00015010 |
Service Line:
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Dates:2004-2011 |
Status:
Ongoing |
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Location:
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Implementing Partner:
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Financial Information |
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Source of Funds: |
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Government |
$124,570.00 |
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UNDP |
$22,000.00 |
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Third-Party |
$350,000.00 |
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Budget: |
$577,005.00 |
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Expenditure to date: |
$347,000 |
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Brief Description:
The UNDP is committed to supporting sustainable development in
Trinidad and Tobago. Recognizing that education and capacity-building
are critical elements to sustainable development through
poverty reduction, UNDP seeks to expand its support to civil
society through the expansion of its existing Global Environment
Facility/Small Grants Programme (GEF/SGP) to a UNDP Small Grants
Programme (UNDP/SGP). This will facilitate a broadening of the
vision of the present SGP to include other interest groups and
in areas relevant to poverty reduction, but outside of the
traditional GEF Focal Areas. Specifically, the expanded SGP
will maintain its focus on environmental concerns but will also
embrace other issues that relate to the promotion of healthy
family lifestyles. Issues which impact on the basic societal
unit – the family, would be aligned to
UNDP’s practice areas of Poverty and Social Equity,
HIV/AIDS, Environment and Energy, and Democratic Governance. |
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Project Document |
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Contact: |
Contact:
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Mrs. Sandra Baptiste Caruth |
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Programme Specialist |
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sandra.baptiste-caruth@undp.org.tt |
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