The U.S. Authorities by the U.S. Company for Worldwide Improvement, in collaboration with the federal government of Trinidad and Tobago, formally launched the USAID Youth Resilience, Inclusion, and Empowerment (Y-RIE) Program on the Hyatt Resort, Port of Spain, on Sept. 26.
USAID implements Y-RIE, a US$30 million program to cut back youth involvement in violence and crime, in 4 Caribbean international locations, together with Trinidad and Tobago. This system runs by August 2027.
U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Candace Bond mentioned, “Our ties—a shared hemisphere and customary values—imply that the well being, security, and safety of Trinbagonian residents have an effect on the well being, security, and safety of U.S. residents, and vice versa. This interconnectedness underscores why the Authorities of america, by USAID, has partnered with the Authorities of Trinidad and Tobago to deal with youth crime and violence.”
USAID/Jap and Southern Caribbean Regional Consultant Mervyn Farroe mentioned, “Y-RIE is a public declaration of USAID’s intent to help the youth of Trinidad and Tobago to succeed in their full potential and turn into optimistic contributors to society and the way forward for their nation.”
By Y-RIE, USAID is working with the federal government of Trinidad and Tobago to construct human useful resource abilities inside businesses that present social sector and justice companies to at-risk youth, improve entry to responsive companies, deal with the multifaceted wants of youth who face expulsion and suspension from faculty, improve youth entry to psychological well being and psychosocial help companies, and help different actions that empower youth to guide profitable lives.
USAID added Trinidad and Tobago as a spotlight nation for Y-RIE in August 2023. Since that point, the USAID Y-RIE program has been partaking companions in authorities, together with the Ministry of Youth Improvement and Nationwide Service, the Ministry of Training, the Kids’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, the Youth Transformation and Rehabilitation Middle (YTRC), different authorities businesses, civil society companions, and the personal sector, to design and implement actions that scale back dangerous behaviors and violence by youth, strengthen households and promote neighborhood security.
In August, Y-RIE labored with the YTRC to coach 19 workers to higher help younger individuals utilizing strategies that deal with trauma and emotional studying. 9 workers members additionally acquired further coaching to supply higher look after youth residents.
Y-RIE has additionally partnered with the Kids’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago to enhance their companies, improve entry to psychological well being help, and enhance emergency placement processes at three reception facilities for youngsters.
