Shift in fund for small grants

WITH?THE MINISTRY of the Environment and Drainage disbursing the last monies from its funds for non-profit organizations yesterday, resources for community based groups will now be available through the Global Environmental Facility (GEF).
Minister of the Environment  and Drainage Dr Denis Lowe  said that Cabinet, at its meeting  of October 14, 2010, endorsed  the reallocation of US$250 000 per  year from Barbados’ total allocation in the Global Environment Facility to its small grants programme.
During the presentation  of the grants to five non-profit organizations at the ministry’s office, Musson Building, Hincks Street, Lowe said the grant  facility was created to address global environment issues  at the community level by  focusing on key areas such  as biodiversity conservation;  climate change mitigation; prevention of land degradation;  the elimination of persistent  organic pollutants and the protection of international waters.
The St Mark’s Primary?School, West Terrace Primary School, the Barbados National Trust-Welchman Hall Gully, Project Discovery  and Soroptimist International  of Jamestown received grants. (Pictures by Ricardo Leacock.)