Environmental research

This project targets the poor and marginalized children from the Northern and Southern Sections of Saint Lucia who attend school but are unable to participate in summer programmes on the environment because of poverty. The programme is designed to focus on Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation and Pollution from solid waste in a Small Island Developing State. The project objectives are to: (i) build the awareness of and educate at least 100 marginalized children in the local school system by the end of the project; (ii) develop and communicate recommendations to the Government of Saint Lucia on the protection of the environment on behalf of present and future generations of Saint Lucians; and (iii) develop the capacity of CYEN-Saint Lucia Chapter, to design, write, negotiate for, manage and implement environmental projects. The project outcomes will be as follows: (i) 100 children understand the impacts of climate change, biodiversity, and chemicals and knows what can be done about them and actions that can be taken to reduce the impacts; (ii) (a) Letter of recommendation published, communicated widely and delivered to the Governor General and Prime Minister of St. Lucia; (ii) (b) Short video serving as an advocacy tool; and (iii) Capacity of 10 CYEN members improves during and by the end of the life cycle of the project. The project has three project components as follows: experiential education programme; advocacy for change; and capacity development.

Saint Lucia