Aquaponics: Empowering Communities to address food security, alternative livelihood initiatives and sustainable resilience.
project is located on the small island of Barbuda in which 1500 residents live. The youths are leaving and this project seeks to teach and demonstrate sustainable and alternative livelihoods. Focus is on the children in school. Agricultural production will be enhanced and these food and use of these the diet will be demonstrated.The project will engage in the planting of the 4 types of mangrove trees and the activities will be filmed as part of the Knowledge management strategy.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Barbuda Research Complex
Country:
Antigua and Barbuda
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 50,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 55,000.00
Project Number:
ATG/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/CC/2013/05
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Capacity - Building Component
All residents in Barbuda are involved due to the smallness of the island.
Notable Community Participation
Because of the smallness of the island, it is possible to have full community participation. Their knowledge of the island and what was done in the past is needed to plan for the future. They know how the island was sustained in the past and knowledge sharing is important from which to plan
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SGP Country office contact
Ms. Shawna K. Natalya Lawrence
Email:
Address
Hodges Bay, P.O. Box W420
St John's, West Indies, 00000
St John's, West Indies, 00000
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