Sustainable Inner City Transport
Sustainable Inner City Transport
The main objective is to provide sustainable intra-city transport to Bridgetown while at the same time committing to greater use of renewable energy and efficiency. The objectives of the project are as follows:
1. Outfit two 10-seater solar electric vehicles to work as Solar Inner-city Shuttles that offer tours of Historic Bridgetown to Bridgetown commuters, visitors and locals alike for a year.

2. Within the year of the project the Small Business Association will educate 100 businesses in Bridgetown on the UN Global Compact Programme, encourage them to make a commitment to the 10 principles of the Programme and engage in innovations that will make their business sustainable in rapidly changing times.

3. The Small Business Association will increase practices in Renewable energy and Energy efficiency that address the challenges of the city, its environs within communities in and around Bridgetown and within the island. The SBA will increase the awareness of sustainable transport and the history of Bridgetown by providing sustainable city and historic tours to 1000 local citizens and visitors, outreach to 500 institutions including schools, NGOs, hotels, groups and associations based in Bridgetown and Deliver 12 radio talk programmes relating to Bridgetown as a sustainable city

4. To build the technical capacity of 15 women and 15 men in 3 components of sustainable transport.
 

Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Small Business Association
Country:
Barbados
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 45,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 42,000.00
Project Number:
BAR/SGP/OP5/Y4/CORE/CC/16/06
Status:
Project Terminated Before Completion
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
A team of men and women will outfit and maintain a solar bus.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
Not applicable
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SGP Country office contact

Mr. David Bynoe
Phone:
246)-467-6011
Fax:
246)-429-2448
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, Christ Church

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