THE POWER IN PARTNERSHIPS- ENHANCING DELIVERY AND BUILDING THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
ENHANCING DELIVERY: STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
THE POWER IN PARTNERSHIPS- ENHANCING DELIVERY AND BUILDING THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
The Tobago PNM proposes to place greater focus on community development as a basis for social and economic growth. We will review and enhance the Policy and Strategic Framework to ensure that Tobago communities develop as sustainable communities. The management of the development of community infrastructure, community organisational processes and the expansion of community activities is central to this.
The policy framework will prescribe the specific activities to be pursued and these will include:
• Establishment of a Community Consultative Planning Unit to facilitate community input in community development activities
• Enhancing the capacity of the cadre of officers qualified and experienced in community development
• The development of an enabling strategic, legal and institutional framework within which community stakeholders can be co-leaders in a dynamic, relevant and harmonised approach to community development throughout Tobago.
• Analysis by the community itself of the structures, agencies, processes and activities available for ensuring each community’ s success and development
• The engagement of the THA, individuals, families, community representatives, NGOs, FBOs and CBOs to participate in and accelerate the rate at which various communities can attain the status of a sustainable and developed community, as measured against an appropriate Community Development Index
• An increase in the number and range of interventions in Tobago communities inclusive of expanding and increasing training in ICT, literacy and numeracy
• Encouragement and support for a wide range of entrepreneurial activities within the communities
• Improving the rate and amount of financial resources mobilised for community development
• Expansion of the role of the Business Development Unit to focus on the development of community based entrepreneurship.
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