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Collaborate to Prosper Collaborate to Prosper is a microenterprise development programme designed to enable Jamaican enterprises in two existing products, and one potential service, segments to upgrade their operations, improve their profitability and, ultimately, produce for exports. The areas of focus are: Ornamental Fish in inner city, underserved communities; Specialty Crops in rural communities; and Innovation for Exports which will, through a challenge approach, support young people with commercialisable ideas to bring them to market.
Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET) COMET combines the expertise of representatives from the Jamaican government and local and international NGOs to reduce crime and violence and strengthen economic competitiveness in the countrys inner cities. COMET aims to strengthen the capacity of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), or police, to conduct law enforcement throughout the country.
IMPROVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPING SECTORS Improve Business Environment for Developing the Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprise Sectors
Final Evaluation of the Community Empowerment and Transformation (COMET) Program Final Evaluation of the Community Empowerment and Transformation (COMET) Program
Building Disaster-Resilient Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean Building Disaster-Resilient Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean
IMPROVED CITIZEN SECURITY AND PARTICIPATION IN DEMOCRACY Improved Citizen Security and Participation in Democratic Processes
Natural Assets Managed for Rural Dev. & Sustain. Eco. Growth Natural Assets Managed for rural Development and Sustainable Economic Growth
Disaster Prevention and Preparedness The overall goal of this activity is to support Jamaica's continued development and self-reliance by mitigating the chances that a natural disaster will incapacitate the government's ability to continue to invest in its own development or maintain development gains achieved to date. USAID's contribution will support the premium payments for a one-year period
PHN Policies and Programs Developed and Advanced Population, Health and Nutrition Policies and Programs Developed and Advanced in LAC
Clean Productive Environment Improve the capacity and sustainability of civil and criminal justice sector actors and institutions, enhance coordination amongst them, develop citizen demand for an effective and accountable justice system, and develop associations to advocate for all citizens. Justice sector actors and institutions include: police, border security, prosecutors, forensics experts, judges, court personnel, public defenders, corrections personnel, private bar, law schools, legal professional associations, and training institutions for each of them. Work towards an equitable justice system by ensuring equality before the law, fair trial standards, and other elements of procedural fairness. Ensure more equitable access to justice through innovations within and beyond the state system and through improvements in the quality and quantity of justice services, with a particular focus on women, youth, the poor, and other marginalized or vulnerable groups. Programs primarily focused on trafficking in persons or migrant smuggling should be included in element 5.3 under the Transnational Crime area in the Peace and Security Objective.
CBSI-Jamaica-ESF-Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Support (State Western Hemisphere Regional):  .USAID recognizes that strong monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) practices are critical to improving outcomes in youth violence prevention activities.  Through the Jamaica Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (JAMEL) support for the CBSI activity, USAID will provide dedicated support to develop the MEL capacity of local government and NGOs that work to prevent youth crime and violence in Jamaica.  USAID will provide technical assistance on how to develop MEL plans, identify suitable indicators and set targets, institute monitoring protocols, and adapt activity implementation based on monitoring data.  The activity will also facilitate annual assessments to inform the Mission's and CBSI's learning agendas for youth crime and violence programming..
Community Violence Prevention (CVP) Activity Funded under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), the multiyear Community Violence Prevention (CVP) project in Jamaica is designed to support families to prevent youth violence and to develop pathway programs for youth at risk of violence. DI is strengthening existing USAID and Government of Jamaica endeavors and creating new opportunities for promoting community-based partnerships to prevent youth violence and support citizen security. DIs interventions prioritize leveraging and coordinating existing community violence prevention resources in Jamaica, supporting local initiatives and strengths using cutting-edge social and behavior science approaches, and encouraging Jamaican-led, Jamaican-owned activities. Using a Positive Youth Development approach, CVP focuses on interventions with youthwho are most susceptible to becoming involved in criminality and violenceand their families to build emotional resilience, invaluable life skills, and economic opportunities. In addition, by drawing on innovative social and behavioral science, CVP supports families, youth, and communities to take simple, effective actions for lasting behavior change. The CVP project directly supports USAID in creating successful interventions targeting youth crime and violence prevention and works to enhance institutions effective responses to crime and violence in Jamaica.
REGIONAL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING Strengthened Regional Initiatives to Improve Equity and Quality of Education and Training
Ministry of Health (MOH) Year 8 Work Plan Funding to complete activities under the Ministry of Health (MOH) Year 8 Work Plan
Community Based Micro-enterprise Development and capacity Building The goal of this project is to facilitate the development of agricultural-based micro-enterprises in rural communities to improve standards of living, enhance social stability and promote economic diversification. This will be focused on utilization of locally produced resources and renewable energy to fuel sustainable integrated production for food security, import substitution and export.
Governance of the Security Sector Develop and conduct needs assessments, baseline studies, targeted evaluations, special studies or other information-gathering efforts specifically for the design, monitoring and evaluation of USG-funded programs. This sub-element may also include developing and disseminating best practices and lessons learned, testing demonstration and/or pilot models, or the preparation of strategic plans and other short-term programming tasks. Note: All such activities that are carried out by partners as an integral part of their monitoring and evaluation efforts for programs funded under other sub-elements should be included within those sub-elements.
IMPROVED QUALITY OF KEY NATURAL RESOURCES IN SELECT AREAS Improved Quality of Key Natural Resources in Selected Areas that are both Environmentally and Economically Significant
Ministry of National Security Implementation Letter Work Plan Ministry of National Security Implementation Letter Work Plan
Social Enterprise Boost initiative Program to mobilize increased employment, investment and revenue within communities across Jamaica in a socially responsible manner, hereby improvimh the nations economic, social and environmental conditions.
USAID Parternership for Community Development Fund USAID Parternership for Community Development Fund
Cooperative Agreement with NIAL to counter corruption and increase citizen participation and awareness Cooperative Agreement with NIAL to counter corruption and increase citizen participation and awareness
Ministry of Health (MOH) Year 6 Work Plan Ministry of Health (MOH) Year 6 Work Plan
INCREASED LITERACY & NUMERACY AMONG TARGETED JAMAICAN YOUTH Increased Literacy and Numeracy among Targeted Jamaican Youth
USAID Youth Empower (Empower) Activity USAID Youth Empower (Empower) Activity will address the risk and resilience factors that influence targeted Jamaican youths participation in crime and violence by bolstering their civic education and participation, community belonging and engagement, and skills for employability to access livelihood opportunities.
HIV/AIDS - Assistance for HIV/AIDS Improve early childhood education, primary education, and secondary education, delivered in formal or non-formal settings. It includes literacy, numeracy, and other basic skills programs for youth and adults.
Ja REEACH II (Jamaica):  USAID/Jamaica will use FY 2017 funds to transition community-based activities that increase the capacity of communities and local governance systems to adapt to droughts, floods, and hurricanes, to GOJ and civil society actors. Projects initiated by USAID/Jamaica in this area are based on the premise that prevention ahead of a disaster saves lives, and are vastly more cost efficient compared to post-disaster response. USAID helps the Jamaican government to integrate disaster risk reduction into planning and improve policies that improve coordination. Community members are trained in improved planning, disaster risks and response, and building social cohesion while promoting resilient livelihoods. By consolidating activities and formulating a comprehensive exit strategy, this investment will sustain gains made in disaster risk reduction, community resilience and improved planning practices, which increase stability and security in Jamaica.
USAID/OFDA Grant for Caribbean/Regional Cooperative Agreement for Habitat for Humanity International for S&S, WASH, and Risk Management Policy and Practice (RMPP) Sectors in Jamaica.
Fi Wi Jamaica "Fi Wi Jamaica" seeks to support the establishment and consolidation of inclusive and accountable democracies to advance freedom, dignity, and development for women and girls, and members of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTU) community.
Strengthening Energy Sector Resilience in Jamaica (Jamaica):  Energy disruption is a major impediment to rapid recovery in the aftermath of a natural disaster. To bolster current efforts to enhance Jamaica's capacity to mitigate the effects of natural disasters,  USAID will support initiatives to improve energy sector resilience through the use of renewable energy and develop partnerships with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to promote the adoption of distributed renewable energy, enhance resilience, and reduce grid disruptions. Illustrative activities include: 1) development of outreach materials focused on SMEs; 2) coordination with business associations to identify members who are interested in distributed renewable energy and conduct outreach; 3) identification of businesses in these sector(s) interested in acquiring solar and battery systems and facilitating deals with investor partners; and 4) engagement of the financial sector on the perceived risks and opportunities of lending for solar systems and financial products available to support SME adoption...While many emergency facilities have back-up diesel generators, their length of service depends upon fuel storage and resupply, where solar systems with batteries can operate indefinitely, making them resilient under the harsh weather conditions that have been seen in some Caribbean countries in recent years. In partnership with the GoJ and the private sector, USAID will identify and plan a new solar and battery system for a critical emergency facility based on the potential for distributed solar energy systems with batteries to reduce electricity costs by up to 30 percent, thereby allowing an emergency facility to be completely or partially grid-independent...USAID will document lessons learned on the development of distributed renewable energy for dissemination and replicability in other Caribbean countries..
Health Connect Jamaica GHS (Jamaica):  In FY 2021, the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, through the Health Connect Jamaica (HCJ) Activity, entered into a cooperative agreement for the provision of private sector community services to support Jamaica's acceleration toward HIV epidemic control. The HCJ Activity is a network of accredited private community doctors, laboratories, and pharmacies. The GHS landscape analysis identified HCJ as a potential partner for GHS programming given their reach across the island, significant public trust in private sector providers in Jamaica, and the network's capacity to assist with RCCE, surveillance, and laboratory strengthening. The HCJ GHS Activity will assist the GOJ in preventing, detecting, and responding to EIDs by achieving the following objectives:.1. Strengthen GHS risk communication and social behavior change among the private sector One Health Network and their clients;.2. Strengthen community-based surveillance and diagnostics for GHS and One Health among the private sector network;.3. Strengthen private sector information systems to improve health outcomes, and national and subnational reporting  for GHS; and..4. Strengthen and expand the HCJ network and systems to support "One Health". This will be achieved by expanding the network to include private veterinary service providers, including labs...Illustrative activities include training human and veterinary health care workers and other stakeholders in GHS risk communication and behavior change, training private health care workers in diagnostics, developing a community surveillance strategy and building surveillance capacity, and adapting private sector information and reporting tools for data collection, and monitoring of emerging infectious and zoonotic diseases..
Performance Evaluation of Jamaica Education Transformation Project Performance Evaluation of Jamaica Education Transformation Project
Ministry of Health (MOH) Year 7 Work Plan Funding to complete activities under the Ministry of Health (MOH) Year 7 Work Plan
More secure lives and livelihoods for Jamaicans affected by More Secure Lives and Livelihoods for Jamaicans Affected by Hurricane Ivan
Increased Trade Competitiveness in Target Industries Increased Trade Competitiveness in Target Industries
CBSI-Jamaica-ESF-Transitional Living Program for Children in State Care (State Western Hemisphere Regional):  USAID implements programs in the Caribbean that focus on communities where youth are at risk of engaging in crime and violence. This includes transitioning youth who have grown up in state care facilities and have reached the age of 18 and have no support system in place. Support will include the construction of transitional living facilities for children who will leave state care at the age of 18. USAID will also assist these youth with life skills and technical training, apprenticeship and job placement programs. USAID will build the capacity of the Child Development Agency through the training of care workers in psycho-social skills to interact with this vulnerable group.  Programs working with the most at-risk youth to deter them from crime and violence contribute towards strengthening Caribbean and U.S. national security and advancing the safety of our citizens.
"A New Path": Promoting a Healthy Environment and Productive Alternatives for Juvenile Remandees and Offenders in Jamaica [CBSI] The "New Path" activity directly supports USAID Jamaica's objective of reducing citizen vulnerability while improving the security of communities and at-risk youth. It also supports the CBSI pillar of promoting social justice through crime prevention activities in targeted communities, with increased educational, economic and social opportunities for at-risk youth and other vulnerable populations. Interventions include providing skills, psychosocial support, and business training that give youth economic opportunities and social skills, which make them less likely to re-offend and commit crimes; thus, improving citizen security.  USAID will build the capacity of the Department of Correctional Services and the Ministry of National Security to engage with vulnerable groups through sensitivity training and study tours of similar facilities in other countries.
INCREASED EMPLOYMENT IN TARGETED SMALL AND MICRO BUSINESSES Increased Employment In Targeted Small and Micro Businesses
Agency for Inner City Renewal The purpose of this project is to engage the community in greenhouse farming through the development of agriculturally based micro-enterprises that will achieve more entrepreneurial, democratic, economically empowered community of families, especially at risk men, women and youth.
Workforce Development Assist special populations which may be vulnerable or at-risk on a temporary or chronic basis whose needs are not addressed under emergency humanitarian assistance or other programs. These include groups such as the disabled; orphans, children and at-risk youth; victims of trafficking; victims of gender-based violence; refugees, returnees, ethnic minorities, internally displaced or other socially excluded groups; the elderly; and female heads of household. Depending on circumstances, services may intend to protect groups; mitigate adverse conditions they face, or to remove barriers to help integrate them into society. Components may include measures to increase the capacity of local service and advocacy NGOs and/or professional social workers; to establish public/private service delivery partnerships as well as family and community focused service models; to establish effective referral networks; to develop appropriate service protocols and methods for screening prospective recipients; or to improve public understanding and sensitivity to the needs of the vulnerable. While services provided should not exclude victims of trafficking in persons, programs designed specifically for this group fall under the Peace and Security Objective under the Transnational Crime Area and the Trafficking in Persons and Migrant Smuggling Element.
Clean Productive Environment Assist youth and adults in acquiring knowledge and developing skills beyond basic literacy and numeracy which are part of the basic education element, attitudes, and behaviors to find legitimate jobs, establish viable self-employment ventures, and stay employed and productive in a changing economy. Create policies, programs, and systems that respond to labor market demands in the formal and informal sectors.
CBSI-Jamaica-ESF-Local Partner Development (LPD) (State Western Hemisphere Regional):  With a homicide rate of nearly 49 per 100,000 people, Jamaica's violent crime rate has resulted in its regular inclusion in the list of top ten countries with the highest murder rates in the world.  Successive governments have been unable to effectively address crime and violence at the community level, with local civil society organizations (CSOs) and parts of the private sector attempting to fill the gap.  However, most Jamaican CSOs involved in crime and violence prevention lack the technical capacity and knowledge to implement targeted, successful programs, and rely on strategies that target the general population.  In order to achieve long-term impact, USAID will strengthen select CSOs that work to advance youth crime and violence prevention in hot spot communities and focus on youth at the highest risk of recruitment into gangs and other criminal activities.  USAID programming will help these organizations become more effective actors in providing sustainable services that reduce youth crime and violence in Jamaica; coordinate crime prevention interventions and mobilize financial resources to prevent crime with the private sector; and advance state-run interventions that improve the institutional effectiveness for local actors working on crime and violence prevention.  USAID will coordinate closely with the Government of Jamaica, in particular the Ministry of National Security, which has intensified its crime prevention efforts to ensure that programs are directly aligned with GOJ strategic objectives.  Programming will include grants for direct technical assistance and piloting of initiatives to select state and non-state actors to develop tools to identify those most at-risk, strengthen coordination of evidence-based, targeted secondary crime prevention interventions, and pilot secondary crime prevention initiatives at the community level.
Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (JA-REEACH) (Jamaica):  Over $1.1 million dollars will be directly attributed to climate change adaptation interventions in Jamaica through the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (JA-REEACH) activity. JA-REEACH is a continuation of USAID's investments to date to protect rural lives, livelihoods and ecosystems in targeted communities affected by climate change through interventions that drive adaptation and build resilience. Farmers will be equipped with skills needed to adapt to drought and increased precipitation variability through more efficient water use systems. Communities, higher education institutions and government agencies will benefit from improved disaster risk reduction through capacity building and training. An institutional capacity assessment will assess local organizations on their ability and readiness to implement USAID-funded climate change activities in the future. An extension of the cooperative agreement to end FY 2015 is currently underway. (IM 532-A-00-10-00005-00, $1,117,959 focussed GCC-AD)
Promote, Renew, Invigorate,Develop and Energize the Economic Environment (PRIDE) The goal of PRIDE Jamaica is to support the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and other key stakeholders to reduce barriers and support a positive economic enabling environment. PRIDE Jamaica works with stakeholders in the private and public sectors to promote free market economic policies and streamline government regulations, processes and practices to improve Jamaicas competitive position in the international market as a desirable place to do business. Working with public-private partnerships and other donors, PRIDE Jamaica leverages resources to establish stakeholder support and maximize project impact.
Strengthening Community Support Structures To Upscale LGBT Rights Advocacy Human Rights Program - Strengthening Community Support Structures To Upscale LGBT Rights Advocacy
Supporting Victims of Violence Activity The USAID Supporting Victims of Violence Activity will strengthen awareness of and access to trauma-informed services for survivors, witnesses, and perpetrators of violence, leading to shifts in attitudes and increased resilience to the risk factors faced by youth, families, and communities that make them susceptible to crime and violence. Specifically, the activity will strengthen the capacity of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and civil society organizations (CSOs) to provide quality support services and foster coordination through collective action initiatives (CAIs) in hotspot communities that identify, prevent, and respond to violence.
Improved Hlth Status among Youth & Most Vulner. Groups Improved Health Status among Youth and Most Vulnerable Groups
France - OECD Meeting Working Group for Harmonization of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology APHIS participated in the 30th OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Meeting of the Working Group for the Harmonization of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology and associated activities including the 5th Face-to-Face Meeting of the Steering Group on Environmental Consideration, workshop on High throughput DNA sequencing in safety assessment of GE plants, sub-working group on microorganisms