IIPT Caribbean

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PEACE THROUGH TOURISM (IIPT) CARIBBEAN

Contact IIPT Caribbean

Diana McIntyre-Pike – President/ Founder Countrystyle Villages as Businesses and Community Tourism Consultant/ Trainer

Gillian Rowlands – Vice President – Jamaica & Careers Development Consultant

Alison Massa – Vice President -Administration and Policy Countrystyle Villages as Businesses

Valerie Dixon – Heritage/Culture Consultant – Countrystyle Villages as Businesses

Bert Jackson –  Countrystyle Villages as Businesses

William McLawrence – Dominica

Marcia Brandon – Barbados – Entrepreneurship Consultant

Marcia Guerrero  – Lopinot Countrystyle Community Tourism   Trinidad & Tobago

Jacqueline Dacosta – Sustainable Development Planning and Implementation Consultant

Arlene McKenzie – Community Development Consultant

Lorraine Fung –  Caribbean Cuisine Consultant

Charles Lindo – Caribbean Director of Community Tourism St. Eustatius

Sharon Parris-Chambers – Public Relations Consultant

Theo Chambers – Marketing Consultant

Henley Morgan – Inner City Community Development Consultant

UWI Mona Tourism Society – Youth Ambassadors

UWI Open Campus – Community Tourism Training

 Partner organizations  

 Countrystyle Villages as Businesses, the University of the West Indies Open Campus, Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Livelihoods, the UWI Mona Tourism Society, National Best Community Foundation Jamaica, PanaCarib Business Solutions Ltd, Making Connections Work UK/Diaspora Connect 2022. Catering by Lorraine Kingston Jamaica, Manchester Peace Coalition (MPCo) Global Entrepreneurship Network (Caribbean), Kariba Holdings & Leisure Mandeville, Agency for Inner City Renewal, Southfield Heritage Centre Jamaica,  

The IIPT CARIBBEAN chapter was the first chapter created outside of the USA in 1994 with Diana McIntyre-Pike as its President. She was also appointed the Coordinator of the IIPT International Community Tourism Network which was in support of the pioneering of community tourism internationally from her in Jamaica in 1978.

The IIPT branded Jamaica as the Home of Community Tourism in 1994.

At the IIPT Caribbean Community-based Tourism Study Tour and Conference held in Jamaica in November 2013, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) sponsored over 25 community tourism entrepreneurs to participate, including representatives from Dominica.  The IIPT in association with the Countrystyle Community Tourism Network branded Jamaica and the Caribbean as ‘the Home of Community Tourism’ which has now paved the way forward for the marketing of the Caribbean Community Experience vacations and tours.

The IIPT Caribbean chapter is committed to the development of community tourism in partnership with the Countrystyle Villages as Businesses, the University of the West Indies Open Campus, Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Livelihoods, the UWI Mona Tourism Society, National Best Community Foundation Jamaica, PanaCarib Business Solutions Ltd, Making Connections Work UK/Diaspora Connect 2022. Catering by Lorraine Kingston Jamaica, Manchester Peace Coalition (MPCo) Global Entrepreneurship Network (Caribbean), Kariba Holdings & Leisure Mandeville, Agency for Inner City Renewal, Southfield Heritage Centre Jamaica,

The IIPT Peace Villages/Towns programme has received support from many of the islands in the Caribbean starting with Mandeville Jamaica which became the first IIPT Peace Town in the Caribbean and also has the first IIPT Peace Park and Treasure Beach Village is the first IIPT Peace Village with its first IIPT Peace Park.

Other IIPT Caribbean Peace Villages include 18 villages/one town

JAMAICA

  1. TREASURE BEACH VILLAGE –ST. Elizabeth
  2. ACCOMPONG MAROON VILLAGE – St.Elizabeth
  3. RESOURCE VILLAGE – Manchester
  4. ALBERT TOWN – Trelawny
  5. AXE-N-ADZE/MT.PETRO – Hanover
  6. RASTAFARIAN INDIGENOUS VILLAGE –St. James
  7. CAMROSE VILLAGE – St. James
  8. CHARLES TOWN MAROON VILLAGE – Portland
  9. BEESTON SPRING VILLAGE – Westmoreland
  10. KITSON TOWN VILLAGE – St. Catherine
  11. MANDEVILLE TOWN /BROOKS PARK– Manchester

DOMINICA

  1. MARIGOT VILLAGE
  2. HEART OF DOMINICA VILLAGE
  3. GRAND BAY VILLAGE/GENEVA HERITAGE PARK
  4. NEWTON/CHARLOTTEVILLE/CASTLE COMFORT VILLAGE

TORTOLA

  1. VALLEY VILLAGE –VIRGIN GORDA
  2. CARROT BAY VILLAGE

       ST. VINCENT

       GREIGGS VILLAGE

       TRINIDAD

       LOPINOT VILLAGE

Registration of US$175 per village or town as a member of the IIPT Peace Villages/Towns programme to agree to be actively committed to promoting values of tolerance, non-violence, gender equality, human rights, youth empowerment, environmental integrity, and sustainable human, social and economic development and to dedicate an IIPT ‘Peace Park’ as a living legacy of your town’s or village’s commitment to peace and a healthy environment

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IIPT CARIBBEAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2018 WITH THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF COMMUNITY TOURISM IN COLLABORATION WITH COUNTRYSTYLE VILLAGES AS BUSINESSES

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF COMMUNITY TOURISM AND PEACE IN COLLABORATION WITH COUNTRYSTYLE VILLAGES AS BUSINESSES

  1. Engaging Consultant from the UWI Dr. Gayle in delivery the Community assessment for the 18 at risk communities
  2. Peace Week 2018 event for Manchester including Brooks Park where the IIPT Peace Park is located Manchester Peace Coalition (MPCo)
  3. Father’s Day Expo 2018 at Brooks Park – IIPT Peace Park Manchester Peace Coalition (MPCo)
  4. Supporting Homework Centres and Peace-light projects in 5 communities -Manchester Peace Coalition (MPCo)
  5. Launch of Global Diaspora Engagement plan for community tourism – MAKING CONNECTIONS WORK UK
  6. Diaspora Connect Fest Montego Bay in 2017 which promoted community tourism for 2018 -Making Connections Work UK
  7. Community Tourism Entrepreneurship training with the Academy for Community Tourism (ACT) and UWI Open Campus for 20 community entrepreneurs UNIA members were included for training.
  8. Participating in the Manchester Wellness Foundation Run/Walk for fundraising for the Regional Hospital
  9. Global tourism Award in Community Tourism for Diana McIntyre-Pike, Wheatle Peart Chicago
  10. The development of the Christian Tourism Niche market with the Africa Community Tourism Network
  11. Agri-tourism project with Benlar Food Products on the south coast of Jamaica
  12. Assisting to develop a bammy business in Resource Village which is included in the Resource Community tourism tours
  13. Took UNIA members to the Marcus Garvey Awards Function on Garvey’s birthday. Trip funded from proceeds of the Marcus Garvey Fair.
  14. Gave talk on the legacy of Marcus Garvey to the Lions Club of Mandeville on October 3, 2018. Valerie Dixon UNIA-ACL Lady President & VP Countrystyle Villages as Businesses
  15. Guest lecturer at Church Teachers’ College on Tuesday October 16th 2018. Topics covered in the Marcus Garvey lecture -Valerie Dixon UNIA-ACL Lady President & VP Countrystyle Villages as Businesses included the following:

assess the life and work of Marcus Garvey

analyze the political, social and economic conditions during Garvey’s time.

evaluate Garvey’s involvement in politics

critique Garvey’s philosophy

examine the relevance of Garvey’s philosophy to economic development of the region

evaluate Garvey’s contribution to the region

appreciate the teachings of Marcus Garvey

discuss the relevance of Garvey’s Teaching in contemporary society

assess the contributions of the UNIA to social, economic and political development

  1. Book now complete written by VP Countrystyle Villages as Businesses Valerie Dixon. Book deals with the history of Jamaica and how our history aided and assisted with the destruction of 44,000 black entrepreneurs in the financial meltdown that came to be called FINSAC.
  2. Legacy of Community Tourism book being written by Diana McIntyre-Pike
  3. Setting up of Community Tourism Centres in Mandeville at the UWI Open Campus and in Southfield at the Southfield Heritage Centre
  4. International Community Tourism Conference in association with the IIPT International Community Tourism Network – UWI Mona Visitors Lodge Nov 12 -15 2018
  5. R Hotel Kingston endorsed Community Tourism for Kingston and its environs

2. What you are most proud of accomplishing in your 40 years of promoting community tourism.

1) Having the IIPT endorse and embrace community tourism by setting up the International Community Tourism Network and having me appointed as the Coordinator -branding Jamaica as the Home of Community Tourism and now the Caribbean region to encourage us as a region to work together

2) Receiving local and international recognition for pioneering community tourism worldwide and getting over 30 awards – especially the  Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Best Personal Contribution Award jointly with the largest tour operator in the World TUI

3) Being Awarded the National Order of Distinction (OD) for Community Service and Tourism 

4) Setting up of the Countrystyle Community Tourism Network/Villages as Businesses programme to provide training, marketing and business development support to communities

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IIPT CARIBBEAN PROJECTS

PROJECT ONE :THE FIRST IIPT PEACE TOWN MANDEVILLE ENDORSED THE ONE LOVE PEACE AMBASSADOR PROGRAMME CREATED BY

Sharon Parris-Chambers
founder
www.Facebook.com/OneLoveCalltoActionPledge
Parrischambers@gmail.com

One Love Peace Ambassador Pledge

The adapted pledge came about with an introduction to Dr Clifton Reid by Diana McIntyre-Pike about three years ago. Subsequently, I met with the Hanover Peace Coalition board and revised my original pledge to incorporate their vision, which is stated below.

The pledge was first publicly presented at the Peace Day Ceremony in Mandeville in the presence of
Dr Lou D’Amore at the International Peace Day Civic Ceremony at the Mandeville Peace Park (Brooks Park) September 21, 2016. Mandeville became the first Peace town in the Caribbean. At that event, Dr Reid was presented with the first One LovePeace Ambassador Certificate.

Most recently Dr Lou D’Amore, Founder/President of IIPT and Diana McIntyre-Pike were presented with certificates at the November 2018 staging of the IIPT International Community Tourism Conference hosted at the UWI Mona Campus.

Persons who want to become One Love Peace Ambassadors must first apply through an organization to Manchester Peace Coalition and or through Sharon Parris-Chambers. Their community project has to be approved and recorded,and observed before they are awarded with a signed award certificate.

One Love Peace Ambassador Pledge 

For Manchester Peace Coalition

I pledge, under God, to be the Peace I want to see in the world.

To show Respect and Tolerance for all.

I pledge with all my heart and mind to Love, Forgive,

and Trust myself and others.

As a committed One Love Peace Ambassador

I pledge to foster Peace and Love every day

In doing so, I heal myself, my country and the world

With One Love, One Heart at a time.

PROJECT 2 – Villages as Businesses – Sustaining and Enhancing Caribbean Communities through Entrepreneurship

 Diana McIntyre-Pike, President of Countrystyle Community Tourism Network and the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) Caribbean chapter has announced: THE VILLAGES AS BUSINESSES programme as an economic model for sustaining and enhancing Jamaican and Caribbean communities through Community Tourism. This innovative initiative has as its Patrons:  Louis D’Amore, IIPT Founder & President, & Ambassador Aloun Assamba, Jackie Minott CEO Jamaica Standard Products, Spanish Court Hotel Kingston, Goblin Hill Hotel Portland, National Association of Jamaicans and Supportive Organization (NAJASO) Eric Reverence, International Christian Worship Leader, Song writer, Worship, Evangelist and a Radio presenter based in London, UK , Michael Esposito, Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) with the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

The Villages as Businesses programme was developed to create economic opportunities for community persons interested in investing in their communities by offering community tourism products and attractions that build on unique natural, cultural and human capital.

  It aims to market authentic lifestyles, people and experiences. It views the tourism product of the Caribbean as relating not only to specific ‘resort areas’ or traditional tourism establishments, but to the entire country. All participating Villages/Communities are encouraged to stimulate entrepreneurship and identify unique opportunities, such as natural, man-made or traditional cultural practices, within their local environment.

The Caribbean is the most tourism dependent region in the world.  If it is not managed in a sustainable way, it will compromise the future.   The Village Programme sees communities as destinations essential to the diversification and sustainability of the industry.  Community Tourism, the Village Community Experience tours and Homestays respond to a growing demand for more responsible and mutually beneficial relationships between host and visitor.  They open up new niches, most notably for the nature-culture-adventure-wellness traveller and allow visitors to enjoy the community lifestyle while on vacation, which is marketed as ‘the community experiences of the Caribbean’. This offers tailor-made packages and tours depending on the visitors’ interest and budget.  

IIPT Caribbean/Countrystyle’s vision is thus to see communities as destinations for responsible visitors and for Community Tourism to be the vehicle for sustainable development and prosperity. Villages hold the destiny of the country within them. Every community and every citizen is a potential tourism business partner with the chance to improve earnings and become empowered and educated through involvement in the expanded industry (value chain). However, to become an effective partner, every community and every citizen needs to understand how to value their natural, cultural, heritage and human assets and to add value to them through conservation, creativity and education.

Community tourism and the Villages as Businesses programme therefore, offer a powerful and practical vehicle for training in hospitality skills, small business management, product development and marketing.  They also reinforce the need to foster awareness of the value and care of natural, cultural and heritage assets and to protect food security, healthy cuisine and lifestyles focused on wellness. IIPT Caribbean/Countrystyle takes a strongly participatory approach to developing the Villages as Businesses Programme, encouraging citizens to participate in and benefit from their own development by mobilizing their own resources, defining their own needs and making their own decisions about how to meet them.

The objective is to build relationships, mobilize community participation and creativity under an agreed vision.  IIPT Caribbean/Countrystyle sees particularly fruitful opportunities in the Villages as Businesses Programme for the youth of the Caribbean in terms of building human capital: building self-esteem, skills and capacity. Then there is the need to form partnerships and international links for sharing solutions that can be translated into ‘on the ground’ implementation.

It is envisaged that when the economics of village living is strong a number of positive things will happen for the community folk, such as: improved living conditions; reduced migration abroad or to larger towns; conservation and enhancement of the value of natural and man-made beauty or cultural heritage; preservation of the environment and the traditions; increased attractiveness of Jamaica and the Caribbean region as a destination for visitors that want unique vacation experiences; increased visitor respect for the traditions of others; and improvement in the overall Jamaican tourism product.

DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM – through COUNTRYSTYLE VILLAGES AS BUSINESSES

Diana McIntyre-Pike, President/Founder, Countrystyle Community Tourism Network/Villages As Businesses and President, International Institute For Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) Caribbean Chapter

Definition of Community Tourism

Community Tourism was developed to assist communities in realizing the direct benefits of tourism in their own environment.  Community Tourism is holistic.  It is not a niche form of tourism but provides for every niche market in an unconventional model.  It depends on the appreciation and quality of indigenous resources to generate income and provides a tangible incentive and practical vehicle for community development.

At the first International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) Caribbean Conference, held in Montego Bay in 2003, it was agreed that “community tourism is community development through tourism.”

Objective and Purpose of the Villages as Businesses programme

The objective and purpose of the Countrystyle Villages as Businesses programme reside in the fundamental vision of Countrystyle, which is to empower and develop communities on a sustainable basis by helping them realise their natural culture, talents, passions and potential, and dynamically packaging, marketing and exposing each individual community to the world as a unique destination (product) within their general region.

The Mission of CCTN’s Villages As Businesses programme

The Mission is to support the development of community tourism in Jamaica and internationally and to educate all stakeholders of its importance to the cause of peace, poverty alleviation and sustainable development and to offer local and foreign visitors diverse ‘community experience’ vacations and tours.

How we Work

We achieve success with our member communities by building relationships, mobilizing community participation and sharing a vision that encourages creativity and collaboration, motivates everyone to seek economic opportunities within their local environment and stimulates entrepreneurship.  We encourage communities to see visitor interest and expenditure as a catalyst for growing the broader economic activity, rather than a new source of revenue to be relied on. 

While we discourage the creation of inauthentic attractions, we seek to diversify the tourism products and services we offer, and through this diversification, enhance our ability to apply to the varying market niches in the wide tourism marketplace. 

Three Guiding Principles of the Countrystyle Villages As Businesses programme

1)   Think Globally, Act Locally – with our distinct local flavours and cultures, we can create products which can be marketed throughout Jamaica, the Caribbean and the rest of the world. An example is the idea of ‘community theatres’ featuring the local talents while teaching community values and resources to both communities and visitors

2)     Independence and Creativity – local citizens can and should decide for themselves what their Village product, theme or niche market should be.  A village could choose three products, or two villages could combine to produce a single product.  While government can provide technical support, marketing and other assistance, it needs to facilitate individual plans rather than competing or requiring standardization.

3)     Fostering Human Resources – the ultimate goal of this movement is the development of human resources.  No success can come about without visionary local leaders.  It is important to develop a local community that responds creatively when challenged with difficult times. 

The Community Lifestyle Experience Tours 

The Countrystyle Community Tourism Network (CCTN) has successfully developed a dynamic marketing theme for communities The Community Lifestyle Experience offers local and foreign visitors a diverse vacation and tour experience anywhere in the Caribbean which promotes its nature, heritage, culture, music, cuisine and entertainment.  CCTN helps villages design and package the Community Lifestyle Experience for tour operators, travel agents and visitors.  The packages take into consideration visitor interests and budgets and can include airport transfers, accommodation, meals, tours or vacations, community/host guide service, escort/guide rent-a-car and bus transportation.

Villages gain income directly from visitors through tours, homestay accommodation, entertainment and meals.   But they also benefit because the tours include community businesses as interesting things to do and support, adding to the diverse experience provided to local and international visitors.

Our tours are demonstrating a growing market for authentic community Lifestyle experiences, even among the guests of large resort hotels.  Visitors also welcome the opportunity to assist communities by participating in our “Adopt a Village” and “Pick a Project’ programmes and contributing to COMTRUST, our community tourism development Trust  which will be launched in 2019.

Conclusion

While community tourism has much to offer a local population, it is essential that the potential of the situation is carefully analysed and evaluated before embarking on the development of a significant project or promoting a community-based tourism strategy.

The Countrystyle Community Tourism Network’s Villages As Businesses programme will ensure that the villages are developed in a sustainable way to protect the natural and cultural environment and improve the quality of its citizens through community tourism.

PROJECT 3 – THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TOURISM CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 12 -15 2018

TITLE SPONSOR: COMPETE CARIBBEAN AND THE CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION

“ BUILDING COMMUNITIES AS BUSINESSES”

OUTCOME – CREATION OF A MODEL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CALLED THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE

PROJECT 4 – THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE PROPOSAL WITH MANDEVILLE AND ITS ENVIRONS, TREASURE BEACH AND ITS ENVIRONS, TRENCH TOWN AND ITS ENVIRONS

PROJECT PROPOSAL

THE PROPOSED GOLDEN TRIANGLE PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER THREE COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE EXAMPLES OF HOW COMMUNITIES CAN ORGANIZE THEMSELVES AND AQUIRE THE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY AS BUSINESSES IN THE PROMOTION OF WELL-BEING AND PEACE. 

THE STRENGTH OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT LIES BOTH IN THE TRACK RECORD OF EACH COMMUNITY AND IN THEIR DIVERSITY.  BY MAKING THE THREE-WAY CONNECTION, EACH PARTICIPANT COMMUNITY WILL BUILD ON THE EXPERIENCE OF THE OTHERS AND TOGETHER CREATE A MODEL THAT ANY COMMUNITY IN JAMAICA HAS THE INHERENT CAPACITY/CAN BE ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW.

VISION:  DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES AS BUSINESSES 

MISSION – TRANSFORMING LOCAL COMMUNITIES – INCLUSIVE PEACEFUL, CARING AND ENTERPRISING NEIGHBOURHOODS

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:  

  1. THE TRIANGLE APPROACH WITH MANDEVILLE AND ITS ENVIRONS/TREASURE BEACH/TRENCH TOWN – A MODEL FOR HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES
  2. WELCOME HOME celebrating Jamaica’s 60th Diamond Anniversary 2022
  3. DEVELOPING JAMAICA DIASPORA STUDY TOURS

PROPOSED PRINCIPAL STAKEHOLDERS TO BE INVOLVED FOR THE MODEL

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PEACE THROUGH TOURISM (IIPT)

MAKING CONNECTIONS WORK UK/DIASPORA CONNECT 2022 (representing clusters of multi-sector creative entrepreneurs)

MANCHESTER AND ENVIRONS:

  • MANCHESTER PEACE COALITION (MPCo)
  • MANCHESTER WELLNESS FOUNDATION (MANWELL)
  • MANCHESTER PARISH DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (MPDC)
  • MANCHESTER MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (MMC)
  • MANCHESTER CONFLICT RESOLUTION ASSOCIATION (MCRA)
  • COUNTRYSTYLE VILLAGES AS BUSINESSES (CCTN/VAB)
  • TREASURE BEACH COMMUNITY GROUPS
  • SOUTHFIELD COMMUNITY TOURISM NETWORK
  • TRENCH TOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION -Agency for Inner City Renewal

GOVERNMENT AND MAJOR NON-GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, INVESTMENT

MINISTRY OF TOURISM – TPDCO, JTB, LINKAGES NETWORK

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

JAMAICA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

JAMAICA DEVELOPMENT BANK

JAMPRO

JAMAICA NATIONAL SECURITY

JAMAICAN DIASPORA CANADA AND USA including the JAMAICA DIASPORA CRIME PREVENTION, represented by Dr. Clovis Nelson

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION

US EMBASSY

TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS

UWI OPEN CAMPUS

UWI

UTECH

HEART/NTA

NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY

ACADEMY FOR COMMUNITY TOURISM

COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

PLANNED EVENTS 2019

January 3 2019 – Diaspora Connect Policy Options Forum (DCPOF) MANDEVILLE HOTEL BREAKFAST MEETING 7:30 – 9:00 AM JA$800 per person

FEB 9 2019 – A PRE-VALENTINE FAMILY EVENT – MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL BY THE MANCHESTER PEACE COALITION (MPCo) and THE JAMAICA DIASPORA JA$1500 PER PERSON AT GATE $2000 PER PERSON CHILDREN $500 PER CHILD

AUGUST MARCUS GARVEY & MANCHESTER WELLNESS FESTIVAL – VALERIE DIXON AND PARTNERS

MCW/ DIASPORA CONNECT 2022 UK OCTOBER 13 – 23 INTERNATIONAL TRADE MISSION

MCW/DIASPORA CONNECT 2022 UK -BUSINESS AND HEALTH EXPO OCTOBER 17 2019

COUNTRYSTYLE COMMUNITY TOURISM NETWORK/VILLAGES AS BUSINESSES AND IIPT COMMUNITY TOURISM NETWORK – OCTOBER PROJECTS STUDY TOUR 2019

COMMUNITY TOURISM RETREAT facilitated by the Ministry of Agriculture/Ministry of Tourism, Countrystyle Villages as Businesses, Making Connections Work/DIASPORA CONNECT 2022 UK, and other community tourism partners   – date to be announced

POTENTIAL GRANT FUNDING FOR THE TRIANGLE PROJECT AND PLANNED EVENTS

  1. TOURISM ENHANCEMENT FUND (TEF)
  2. JN FOUNDATION
  3. LASCO FOUNDATION
  4. NCB FOUNDATION
  5. SANDALS FOUNDATION
  6. GRACE KENNEDY FOUNDATIOJN
  7. JEA

More organizations will be identified

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FEEDBACK FROM MANCHESTER PEACE COALITION

MANCHESTER PEACE COALITION IS WISHING TO ESTABLISH HOMEWORK CENTRES AND HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CANADA FUND FOR 5 COMMUNITIES

WEBSITE BEING DEVELOPED TO SEE WHAT THE PROJECTS ARE TO GET SUPPORT

FOCUSING ON 18 AT RISK COMMUNITIES IN MANCHESTER TO DEVELOP TRAINING PROGRAMME AND HAVE A SOCIAL INTERVENTION

FEEDBACK FROM RUDI PAGE MAKING CONNECTIONS WORK UK

5TH GENERATION DIASPORA INTERESTED IN ASSISTING JAMAICA – WAS THE RESPONSE FROM RUDI PAGE

COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP THE PROPOSED ‘TRIANGLE’ APPROACH TOWARDS THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THREE AREAS – TREASURE BEACH AND ITS ENVIRONS/MANDEVILLE AND ITS ENVIRONS/TRENCH TOWN AND IT ENVIRONS

PROPOSED WELCOME HOME DIASPORA 2022 PACKAGE