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09/06/2025
04/06/2025

Ministry of Equity and WFP Conducts In-Depth Review of the Landmark Anticipatory Action Mechanism

Castries, June 4, 2025 - Hailed as the first of its kind in the Caribbean, Saint Lucia has successfully tested an anticipatory action mechanism designed to deliver financial support to vulnerable households before disasters strike.

The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and key national agencies was put to the test in a full-scale simulation involving 500 households, ahead of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

A review brought together key stakeholders to reflect on the simulation’s performance, identify lessons learned, and strengthen the system for future activations.

According to the Head of WFP's Satellite Office in Saint Lucia Lilia Ramjeawan, this initiative signifies a shift in disaster preparedness for the region.

“So this mechanism, it really represents a shift in how we approach disaster response. It's about acting early, using forecast data, pre agree triggers to deliver cash and vouchers in advance. So it's timely, it's practical, and ultimately it helps reduce vulnerabilities and protect lives. So we are especially proud that this is the first anticipatory action cash based transfer program in the Caribbean. Saint Lucia is leading the way, and is doing so by building on its own system, not creating new systems.”

The simulation tested every component of the system, bank and supermarket voucher transfers, inter-agency coordination, and public communications. Feedback received from this pilot will now guide improvements for future activations.

Speaking at the review, Hon. Joachim Henry, Minister for Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, underscored the program’s alignment with the Ministry of Equity’s core values.

“I think the anticipatory Action Program is a very useful, not just in terms of what it's taking, what is bringing across to individuals, but the added information and data in analyzing vulnerability with our people. I think we should not lose sight of that data and use it in designing and strengthening our social safety nets, our social protection programs, because putting people first is not just a concept or saying or talking points for political purposes.”

The simulation’s success marks a critical advancement for Saint Lucia, setting a precedent for disaster risk reduction and offering a model of equitable resilience for the Caribbean region.

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Contacts:
Anicia Antoine, Information Assistant (Ag.), Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5146, E: [email protected]
John Emmanuel, Communications Manager, Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5131 E: [email protected]

Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel (Ph.D.)
PERMANENT SECRETARY
Tel: 468 5108/5125/5194 Email: [email protected]

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP) PAYMENTS FOR MAY 2025 START MONDAY 2ndCastries, June 2, 2025 – The Ministry of Equity, S...
02/06/2025

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP) PAYMENTS FOR MAY 2025 START MONDAY 2nd

Castries, June 2, 2025 – The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, wishes to notify clients of the Public Assistance Program (PAP), of Babonneau, Castries, Gros-Islet, Souci and Millet regions, that payments for the month of May 2025 will commence Monday, June 2, 2025 to Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at the Welfare Division on Trinity Church Road, Castries, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

For further information, please contact the Ministry at telephone number 468-5103/5108 (Castries) and 454-6478 (Vieux Fort).

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Contacts:
Anicia Antoine, Information Assistant (Ag.), Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5146, E: [email protected]
John Emmanuel, Communications Manager, Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5131 E: [email protected]

Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel (Ph.D.)
PERMANENT SECRETARY
Tel: 468 5108/5125/5194
Email: [email protected]

28/05/2025

Saint Lucia Pioneers Regional Preparedness: First Anticipatory Action Hurricane Simulation Set to Launch

Castries, May 28, 2025 - As the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season approaches, Saint Lucia is taking decisive steps to reinforce its national disaster preparedness systems. A joint mission between the Government of Saint Lucia and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) focused on enhancing the country’s capacity to deliver timely cash-based assistance to vulnerable households in the event of an emergency.

The mission reviewed Saint Lucia’s readiness to scale up emergency cash assistance, including the potential expansion of support to households not currently covered by the Public Assistance Programme. Head of WFP’s Satellite Office in Saint Lucia, Lilia Ramjeawan, says discussions explored the use of digital payment solutions, improvements in data management, and stronger coordination between key ministries to ensure timely and efficient delivery.

“This mission is really an important step in Saint Lucia’s efforts to strengthen the systems that protect people before the disasters happen. So by coming together to improve how we prepare for emergency cash assistance, and by testing early action through simulation Saint Lucia is shaping new and innovative ways to get ahead of disasters, not just here but across the region.”

The Ministry of Equity and the Ministry of Finance reaffirmed their commitment to reaching those most in need through improved planning and operational readiness.

This initiative forms part of a broader Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) mission, conducted in collaboration with NEMO, covering logistics, telecommunications, and early warning systems.
The mission was followed by an Anticipatory Action simulation exercise, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, which will test Saint Lucia’s ability to take early action ahead of a hurricane warning.

Permanenet Secretary of the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel explains that the exercise will simulate the early release of funds, coordinated response efforts, and activation of pre-arranged assistance to help vulnerable households prepare before the storm makes landfall.

“By conducting this simulation exercise we want to ensure that we capture the lessons learnt, we want to ensure that persons know exactly how the mechanism works so in the event of an actual storm, everything will be well coordinated. We will lessen on the psychological and physical effects the storm will have on our clients.”

By working together with stakeholders to improve readiness for emergency cash assistance and testing early action through simulation, the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment continues its mandate of helping to shape innovative approaches for disaster preparedness in the region.

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Contacts:
Anicia Antoine, Information Assistant (Ag.), Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5146, E: [email protected]
John Emmanuel, Communications Manager, Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5131 E: [email protected]

Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel (Ph.D.)
PERMANENT SECRETARY
Tel: 468 5108/5125/5194 Email: [email protected]

21/05/2025

Survey of Living Conditions and Household Budget Survey

The 2025 Survey of Living Conditions and Household Budget Survey (SLC-HBS) is a national initiative led by the Government of Saint Lucia through the Central Statistical Office (CSO). This household-based survey aims to measure poverty in its multiple dimensions, update the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and collect vital information on living standards across the island. Last conducted in 2016, the updated survey will provide timely data to guide evidence-based policymaking and improve the delivery of public services.
Over a 12-month period, beginning in April 2025, trained enumerators will visit approximately 1,500 selected households across Saint Lucia to conduct interviews using a structured questionnaire. This tool collects detailed data on household consumption, health, education, housing, nutrition, and demographic characteristics, enabling the government to understand spending patterns and assess the effectiveness of social and economic programs.
Participation in the survey is confidential and voluntary, with all data collected used solely for statistical purposes in accordance with the Statistics Act. The success of the 2025 SLC-HBS depends on strong public cooperation, as the results will directly influence policies aimed at poverty reduction, economic planning, and national development.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP) PAYMENTS FOR APRIL 2025 START FRIDAY 16thCastries, May 15, 2025 – The Ministry of Equity...
16/05/2025

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP) PAYMENTS FOR APRIL 2025 START FRIDAY 16th

Castries, May 15, 2025 – The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, wishes to notify clients of the Public Assistance Program (PAP), of Babonneau, Castries, Gros-Islet, Souci and Millet regions, that payments for the month of April 2025 will take place Friday, May 16, 2025, Monday, May 19, 2025 and Tueday, May 20, 2025 at the Welfare Division on Trinity Church Road, Castries, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

For further information, please contact the Ministry at telephone number 468-5103/5108 (Castries) and 454-6478 (Vieux Fort).

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Contacts:
Anicia Antoine, Information Assistant (Ag.), Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5146, E: [email protected]
John Emmanuel, Communications Manager, Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5131 E: [email protected]

Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel (Ph.D.)
PERMANENT SECRETARY
Tel: 468 5108/5125/5194 Email: [email protected]

13/05/2025

Minister Henry Gives Two Thumbs Up to Boys Training Centre Visit by Yung Bredda

Castries, May 13, 2025 - The Minister for Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, Hon. Joachim Henry, has warmly endorsed a heartening initiative that brought Trinidadian recording artist Akhenaton Lewis, popularly known as Yung Bredda, to the residents of the Boys Training Centre (BTC) during the 2025 Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival season. The visit was made possible through a partnership between the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) and the President of the Senate, Hon. Alvina Reynolds.

As part of the Ministry’s continued effort to positively influence and empower young men in rehabilitation, the visit provided the boys with an opportunity to connect with a figure who has walked a challenging path but risen above adversity.

Yung Bredda, known for his energetic performances and authentic storytelling through music, shared his own life experiences and journey with the boys. In an open and honest conversation, he reflected on his upbringing, the hurdles he overcame, and the choices that shaped his future.

“You want people to respect you, you must respect yourself. You want people to love you. You must love yourself. You want people to see you as a man, you must do manly things and be a man. So if all of you disrespect your parents, or you don't listen to your parents, listen to your parents, because let me show you this. I have a daughter now. I’m twenty-five, and the same thing my mother used to tell me is the same thing I got to tell her, because they were here before us. As much as we think we know things, and it might be advancing, it's the same thing as a long time ago, it just has a different name, a new technology, and a new way to do it. As they say, many roads to Zion, you understand? Some people walk this way, some people walk this way, but it's one destination. So, listen to your parents. They know what they're saying. They’ve seen things before you, you understand?”

Manager of the Boys Training Centre, Leanna Wallace, expressed thanks to the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority and the President of the Senate for recognizing the importance of inclusive outreach during national events. She explained that initiatives like this highlight how Saint Lucia’s celebrated arts and culture can also catalyze social empowerment and personal growth.

“Do not give up. Do not worry about the past because we cannot do anything about it. We can't do anything about it. We are not here to judge. It's about the future. Daily, I keep on telling them it is you who must push yourself and strive to become what you want to become. I tell them that you don't have to worry about other people. Keep on pressing because I know what it is to have a hard life. He also knows what life is for. The president of the Senate, the speaker of the House, and most of us here. It's not about ill-treating them; it's about trying the very best. That's why I tell the media to stop calling my boys ‘the wards of the state’, call the residents, and call them the boys because that's the only way we're going to move from one place to the other. So, I want to thank you for that.”

The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, under whose portfolio the Boys Training Centre falls, underscores that such collaborations are not just events, but investments in the nation’s future and a meaningful example of what public-private collaboration can achieve in social rehabilitation.

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Contacts:
Anicia Antoine, Information Assistant (Ag.), Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5146, E: [email protected]
John Emmanuel, Communications Manager, Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5131 E: [email protected]

Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel (Ph.D.)
PERMANENT SECRETARY
Tel: 468 5108/5125/5194 Email: [email protected]

BTC Fights to Give Boys Second ChanceBy Keryn NelsonSt. Lucia TimesStaff at the Boys Training Centre (BTC) are fighting ...
11/05/2025

BTC Fights to Give Boys Second Chance

By Keryn Nelson
St. Lucia Times

Staff at the Boys Training Centre (BTC) are fighting to change public perceptions of the facility, which they say unfairly label the boys as criminals and overlook rehabilitation successes.

BTC has ramped up staff training, helped the young residents heal trauma within their families, and given them the opportunity to further their education and even become entrepreneurs.

Currently, 40 per cent of residents are preparing for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Caribbean Vocational Qualification (TVET CVQ) – a recognised regional standard – in welding, officials told St Lucia Times. Additionally, a vast majority of former residents who participated in the centre’s growing aftercare programme have remained on a positive path.

Still, stigma remains one of the biggest hurdles for the boys.

Manager of the centre, Leanna Wallace argues that society singles out BTC boys when they encounter legal trouble while ignoring offenders from other backgrounds.

“If we go to the Bordelais Correctional Facility today,” she said, “wouldn’t you get [past students] from St Joseph’s Convent, St Mary’s College, and every single secondary school that exists in Saint Lucia? Yes! You don’t hear people say ‘past Castries Comprehensive Student is now a prisoner at Bordelais’… but when it’s a BTC child, the first thing is ‘former BTC ward’; that’s not nice.”

“You have children going to school who feel embarrassed because they live
here,” Wallace added. Schoolmates see them stepping off the BTC bus and
whisper, ‘All the fellas over there kill the kids….’ You make them feel bad.”
Welding instructor Vincent Samuel, with 25 years at BTC, emphasises its rehabilitative mission. “This is not a prison. We teach skills to prepare boys to give back to society.”

People believe the residents are just “dumped in a hole,” he said, but many now run businesses or are employed.

The push comes alongside reforms by the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, which reviewed BTC’s operations after a January 2023 incident involving a runaway ward accused of murder.

Minister Joachim Henry reports that 65 per cent of staff have received training – 60 per cent specifically in trauma-informed care – and absenteeism has dropped.

The ministry has budgeted $167 000 for facility upgrades and plans to relocate the BTC to the refurbished George Charles Secondary School, pending possible funding from the Caribbean Development Bank.

Henry insists that 83 per cent of aftercare participants are “exemplary citizens”.
BTC staff say their work is not easy but rewarding, and the boys deserve more than a stigma.

St. Lucia TimesPath of Rehabilitation: Life and Learning Inside Boys Training Centre – Part 1By Keryn NelsonApril 26, 20...
09/05/2025

St. Lucia Times

Path of Rehabilitation: Life and Learning Inside Boys Training Centre – Part 1

By Keryn Nelson
April 26, 2025

I stand outside the thick gate securing the Boys Training Centre (BTC), a facility dedicated to rehabilitating boys aged 10 and older. Entry is strictly by appointment, and only when the centre’s manager, Leanna Wallace, arrives to greet me am I allowed inside.

The small reception area where I sign in and receive a visitor badge doubles as a secured space for family visits. Typically, visitors must stay on a marked path, but for this tour, I’m granted special access – guided past woodwork, auto mechanic and welding rooms where the boys receive hands-on training. Displayed around the facility are items crafted by the trainees: railings, burglar bars, ornaments and décor. Wallace and her staff proudly point them out.

The grounds are expansive and well-kept. We pass a large kitchen where three daily meals are prepared, a laundry room, and quarters labelled “House Mother,” a dedicated space for the woman who ensures the boys are dressed and ready for school.

Under Wallace’s leadership, a “House Father” role has been introduced, a paternal figure she deems essential.
In the distance, separated by a fence, a sign marks the Care and Protection Unit. Boys reside here for various reasons – some have suffered abuse, others lack family support, or their families are unwilling or unable to care for them, including in cases involving suspected disabilities. Some are admitted due to troubling behaviours, like chronic truancy or actions that fall short of criminal offences.

“Good afternoon,” a few boys greet us as they pass by. Like all Saint Lucian children, they’re on Easter break. Wallace, a trained teacher, engages them with a blend of warmth and firmness, the tone of a principal or no-nonsense parent. Throughout our tour, she refers to them as “my boys.”

They head toward the Care and Protection Unit, but visitors aren’t permitted beyond its gate.

I learn that boys classified as “young criminal offenders”, a minority within the facility, live in a separate building. However, during recreation, training and classes, both groups interact. When I ask about this integration, a point of concern for outsiders, Wallace responds emphatically:

“That’s a misconception of most Saint Lucians – that they all stay together and become the same. That’s not true.”
“If you’re in your community …[and] your mother raised you well [but] your neighbour, the mother did not raise them well, as children, you don’t judge, you play together. When you get older, parents try to instill that ‘one is bad’, but children, they play [together],” she explains.

She draws a parallel to school: “When you go to secondary school … you sit by a child that probably their parents are delinquents and they are delinquents as well, but you all play together as classmates. Do you all live in the same physical space? No.”

Later, Wallace expands on rehabilitation challenges, explaining how isolated incidents have skewed public perception, creating a stigma that unfairly shadows boys who successfully reintegrate into society. She also touches on the social circumstances that often undermine progress after their release, and, in rare cases, how some are transferred to the Bordelais Correctional Facility.

Continuing the tour, we visit the sick bay and counselling area at the far end of the property. Along the way, we pass a small banana field, chicken coops and rabbit pens. Wallace shares plans to expand agricultural projects, though a dilapidated hydroponics greenhouse stands unused, a relic of a past initiative.

The counselling rooms are spacious and welcoming, furnished with couches and private spaces. A counsellor explains that sessions are held regularly, including family counselling for those with involved relatives. It’s also where the boys make supervised phone calls.

As we cross the facility’s grassy lawn toward Wallace’s office for our interview, we pass the construction site of the new Gros Islet Police Headquarters, rising beside the centre. Wallace welcomes the development, hopeful it will strengthen ties with law enforcement.

She also points out the rundown sports court, another area she hopes to refurbish. The perimeter fence, too, is slated for replacement to bolster security. These upgrades, she notes, will be funded by the $167 000 allocated to the BTC in the 2025–2026 budget.

While government support covers physical rehabilitation materials, Wallace emphasises that the needs are vast. Additional donations and external partnerships would be invaluable.

“Government [is] always willing to give their resources in terms of these things,” she says. “What you need is the human resources; teachers to teach these things, the space to teach these things. And I think as government agencies, if we had more collaboration, we’d have better.”

As we walk towards her office, and in conversations with staff, I get a clearer picture of the centre’s challenges: navigating the complexities of rehabilitation and helping the boys reintegrate into Saint Lucia’s tight-knit, sometimes unforgiving social fabric.

06/05/2025

The Briefing Room

Minister for Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment

02/05/2025

Saint Lucia and World Food Programme Sign Landmark Agreements to Boost Disaster Preparedness and Social Protection

Castries, May 02, 2025 - The Government of Saint Lucia and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed two landmark cooperation agreements aimed at enhancing the country’s disaster response capacity. These agreements will provide tailored support to people at the highest risk during, and after crises. Representatives from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy and the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment joined WFP’s Brian Bogart to ink agreements on anticipatory action and technical assistance.

Mr. Bogart, WFP Representative and Country Director for the Caribbean Multi-Country stated, “Our continued partnership with the Government of Saint Lucia reflects our shared commitment to ensuring that the most vulnerable people can access the support that they need in a timely manner. Strengthening anticipatory actions allows those at risk to take early steps such as securing food and essentials before a storm makes landfall. This proactive approach is critical to reducing the impact of climate-related shocks on lives and livelihoods.”

The anticipatory action agreement establishes a system to deliver targeted, cash-based assistance to vulnerable households up to 72 hours before an expected hurricane. This proactive approach is guided by scientific forecasting and pre-defined risk thresholds, ensuring support is triggered only when specific risks levels are met. This is not a general or ongoing relief programme. Instead, it is a strategic pre-planned, mechanism designed to reach households that have been pre-identified as vulnerable. These include individuals already enrolled in existing government programmes such as the Public Assistance Programme (PAP), Child Disability Grant (CDG), and others. These individuals have been selected based on strict vulnerability criteria and the availability of their verified banking information.

To ensure preparedness for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season, WFP in partnership with the Ministry of Equity will pilot the Anticipatory Action system later this month. Both The Government of Saint Lucia and WFP stress that Anticipatory Action is a critical component of a broader strategy to enhance disaster resilience. This system is designed to complement existing national programmes and bolster Saint Lucia overall disaster ready capacity to respond to future crises.

“This is a smart, targeted approach, not a mass payout,” emphasized Mr. Imran Williams, Director of Finance. “Managing expectations is key, and our focus is on getting timely support to those most in need, when they need it most.”

In parallel with the Anticipatory Action Agreement, the Technical Assistance Agreement focuses on improving how the Government delivers social support programmes. Signed between WFP and the Ministry of Equity, the agreement will enhance data accuracy and beneficiary targeting. The work will also provide staff who deliver social support programmes with increased knowledge and skills to more effectively support people at risk. Overall, the two agreements will strengthen national systems to respond to both immediate and long-term challenges.

“We are investing in systems and people so that our social protection services are faster, smarter, and more resilient,” said Dr. Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Equity.

The two agreements reflect a shared commitment Between the Government of St Lucia and WFP to promote a more proactive and inclusive approach to building resilience. These initiatives aim not only to address immediate needs but also to establish the foundation for more sustainable, data-driven social protection systems.

“These agreements represent a meaningful shift in how we prepare for and respond to crises,” said Honourable Joachim Henry, Minister for Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment. “By acting before disaster strikes and building stronger systems, we’re putting people at the center of our approach. This partnership with WFP helps us move from reaction to readiness and ensures that our most vulnerable citizens are better protected.”

Both agreements are part of WFP’s Caribbean Multi-Country Strategic Plan (2022–2026) and align with Saint Lucia’s national development priorities. As climate-related shocks increasingly affect small island developing states (SIDS), this collaboration underscores Saint Lucia’s leadership in creating forward-thinking solutions that safeguard lives and strengthen communities.

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Contacts:
Anicia Antoine, Information Assistant (Ag.), Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5146, E: [email protected]
John Emmanuel, Communications Manager, Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5131 E: [email protected]

Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel (Ph.D.)
PERMANENT SECRETARY
Tel: 468 5108/5125/5194 Email: [email protected]

29/04/2025

Ministry of Equity Rallies Stakeholders Behind Social Assistance Strategy for Graduation

Castries, April 29, 2025 - In a push to reduce poverty and promote sustainable livelihoods, Saint Lucia has begun fast-tracking its Graduation Strategy for Social Assistance (2022–2030), via a plan to help vulnerable households transition from welfare dependency to self-sufficiency.

Approved by Cabinet in May 2023, the strategy focuses on integrating Public Assistance Programme (PAP) beneficiaries into services that promote employment, entrepreneurship, and human capital development.

To advance implementation, a recent capacity-building workshop convened for key stakeholders, including Raise Your Voice Saint Lucia Inc., the James Belgrave Micro Enterprise Development Fund Inc. (BELFund), the Centre for Adolescent Renewal and Education (C.A.R.E.), and the Saint Lucia Crisis Centre, all of whom contributed to the strategy’s initial design.

The workshop also served as a forum for critical reflection on the strategy’s direction and on the collective responsibility of all actors to ensure its success. Technical Coordinator for the Human Capital Resilience Project, Juliana Daniel-Foster, emphasized the importance of shared ownership and coherence across programmes.

“We acknowledge that while empowerment and economic inclusion are valued in our society, it is an underlying theme in our social sector, with education and human capital resilience;. - through Family and Community Services, we did not have a full framework, nor a strategic framework that we could look to. What we had came in the form of various programmatic interventions, some short-term, some long-term, all with the same objective: acknowledging that certain persons have the capabilities, and if they receive the right support in a targeted and strategic way, they will improve.”

Building on that foundation, the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment introduced its new Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework, designed to build capacity among partners and ensure the strategy remains adaptable and results-oriented.

Permanent Secretary Dr. Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel described the workshop as part of a broader movement to elevate the practice of social protection in Saint Lucia

“As practitioners and stakeholders in the field of social protection and empowerment, our attendance today signifies our desire to strengthen our understanding, sharpen our tools, unify our strategies, and continue on the collaborative journey of ongoing efforts to strengthen the social protection sector, the poverty and social protection-linked SDGs by 2030.”

The Strategy for Graduation is being piloted from 2023 to 2025, initially targeting Public Assistance Programme (PAP) recipients. Lessons from the pilot will guide wider implementation, ensuring no one is left behind in Saint Lucia’s quest for inclusive development.

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Contacts:
Anicia Antoine, Information Assistant (Ag.), Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5146, E: [email protected]
John Emmanuel, Communications Manager, Ministry of Equity, Social Justice & Empowerment
T: (758) 468-5131 E: [email protected]

Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel (Ph.D.)
PERMANENT SECRETARY
Tel: 468 5108/5125/5194 Email: [email protected]

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