Enhancing Civil Society Project (ECSP)

Project Name:
Enhancing Civil Society
Project (ECSP)

Country:
Jamaica

Funder:
CIDA

Sector:
Civil Society

Project Value:
$2,850,000

Duration:
October 1998 – December 2003

Goal:
To build social cohesion through the integration of people as active members of civil society.

Through capacity building, training and management support, FIT is empowering local community based organizations (CBOs) in Jamaica to tackle pressing development issues by means of community involvement. FIT manages the ECSP and monitors a wide range of locally-based projects designed by CBOs that foster the emergence of civil society. A total of 19 community projects have been supported by a responsive fund made available through the ECSP. This past year, FIT also provided technical assistance in the production of a video documentary detailing successful strategies and techniques used by CBOs to effect positive changes within their communities.

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