budget statement 2012.indd - Grenada Customs & Excise Division

Government will continue its effort to improve livelihoods in communities
around the Country. This year, the budgetary allocation for
community development is $2.85 million.
6.12 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
The Ministry of Social Development will continue to put systems in
place to protect and address the needs of the poor and vulnerable.
To this end, UNICEF will continue to fund the OECS Family Law
Reform Project. Extensive public education and training of stakeholders
on the Child (Protection and Adoption) Act, 2010, the
Domestic Violence Act, 2010, the National Child Abuse Reporting
and Management Protocol, the Juvenile Justice Bill and the Child
Maintenance Bill will be undertaken.
A $1.6 million grant has been secured from the UNTrust Fund to
implement a three year project to “End Violence against Women”.
This project will be implemented in partnership with the Legal Aid
and Counselling Clinic and the Grenada National Organisation of
Women.
This is a remarkable accomplishment since of the thousands of applications
submitted from countries around the world, Grenada was the
only Caribbean country approved in the final round of selection.
Mr. Speaker, the international community is taking notice of Grenada’s
bold reforms in the area of social protection and our efforts are
being rewarded.
The Support for Education, Empowerment and Development (SEED)
Project, a US$5 million project financed by the World Bank has
been commenced. Under this project, three programmes have been
merged. They are: Public Assistance, Necessitous Fund and Transportation
for Students.
A Proxy Means Test will be introduced to properly target the neediest
citizens. The results of this Test will be used to develop a Central
Beneficiaries Registry. Additionally, a Public Education Campaign is
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