http://www.fao.org/rural-employment/en/ Presentations delivered on the 7th of September 2015 in Barbados, during the launch of the new FAO project “Strengthening decent rural employment opportunities for young women and men in the Caribbean”, developed in collaboration with the IFAD. The project will operate for 3 years in 9 countries of the Sub-region, namely: St. Lucia, Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Haiti, Belize, Cuba and Dominican Republic. The programme is an example of effective inter-agency cooperation and aims to promote rural youth employment opportunities in the Caribbean by facilitating the development of targeted policies, partnerships and investments. The project will be implemented by the FAO Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, in Barbados. The presentations show the perspectives and contributions of the different partners involved in the project. ©FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. LAUNCH AND POLICY DIALOGUE
REGIONAL FAO-IFAD Project
STRENGHENING DECENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN IN THE CARIBBEAN
7 - 9 September 2015
Bridgetown, Barbados
Strengthening Decent Rural Employment Opportunities
for Young Women and Men in the Caribbean
Rickie Morain

2. Workshop Objectives
• The status of youth employment and
participation in the agriculture sector in the
Caribbean
• Presentations from :
• St. Lucia, Grenada, Guyana, Belize, Haiti,
Dominican Republic, Cuba

3. Workshop Introduction
• Policies used to address youth employment
and youth participation in the agriculture
sector in the Caribbean

4. • Presentations On Policies from:
• Barbados
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines

5. Workshop Introduction
• Look at the challenges, vision and perspective
on addressing youth employment and
participation in the agricultural sector

6. Explore the experience of regional institutions:
FAO, IFAD, PROCASUR, UNDP

7. • Previous and current experiences in
addressing youth unemployment challenges
and constraint in the Caribbean

8. • Way forward/Outputs foreseen
• Participants enlighten on the Project
• Work plan agree…..PRS…..

9. THANK YOU