OECS Commission, UNICEF, CDB and meets to discuss living conditions in Dominica

Elbert Ellis of the Caribbean Development Bank

The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), United Nation Children’s Fund, and other partners in development, are in Dominica to discuss surveys of the living conditions in Dominica and other Caribbean islands by extension.

Speaking at the beginning of the two-day meeting at the Fort Young Hotel on Monday morning, Elbert Ellis, representative of the CDB has stated that as part of the discussion, the nature of support that the individual countries, in this case Dominica, need will be discussed.

“We will be looking at social and poverty assessment and since this program was approved in 2015, a OECS countries have been setting up their systems and looking to the Caribbean Development Bank and other partners including the World Bank and UN agencies have been looking to undertake their poverty and social assessments,” he said.

Ellis further elaborated by saying that the meeting seeks to invite OECS stakeholders to get an idea of the current status of the countries.

“We will be bringing all stakeholders together to see where countries are at, and to determine the type of support that they need over the next few years,” he said.

He stressed that it is a “very important meeting,” and the partners are delighted to have it here in Dominica as the country has requested an assessment of its own living conditions.

“Dominica has indicated its interest in having a country poverty assessment…We have determined that Dominica will start its assessment this year,” he remarked.

The discussions extend over two days and are organized by the Project Coordinating Unit of the Enhancement Country Poverty Program resident at the OECS Communications, and are funded by the Caribbean Development Bank and UNICEF.

The meeting also aims to assess the OECS Social Human Development Program, and poverty and analysis based on previous CPAs.

Much focus will be placed on discussions of sustainable development goals for, according to Elis, in addition to safeguards and ethical considerations for studying human subjects in the research process.

“Very importantly, we will be discussing the core questionnaire for the survey of living conditions. The agenda also includes a number of sessions related to the implementation of CDB supported enhanced country populace assessment program, this spans the implementing period of 2015-2020,” Ellis added.

The overall objective of this program, according to Ellis, is for improved availability of timely and reliable country monetary and multi-dimensional poverty data in member countries.

“These data are critical to support evidence-based decision making and improve the framework and overall capacity of monitoring at the country level,” Elis stated.

He said that the intended result of the program is to “enhance the capacity of member countries to conduct property assessments and monitor achievements of the post-2015 sustainable development goals.”

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6 Comments

  1. peculiar
    April 12, 2017

    I wonder how is this going to be done, cuz for sure the government will make it look like there is no poverty. This is a trick. They are going to come up with results saying poverty is decreasing.

    • Mr Hyde
      April 13, 2017

      @Peculiar: I would have thought the opposite that the government would want to expose any poverty that exists in Dominica in order to get the maximum support from OECS which would be benefit and assist development efforts.

  2. viewsexpressed
    April 11, 2017

    Honourable and distinguished visiting professionals:
    I note clearly this statement below:
    “He said that the intended result of the program is to “enhance the capacity of member countries to conduct property assessments and monitor achievements of the post-2015 sustainable development goals.”
    Please be advised that to address rapid increase of poverty in Dominica, we first need to address the poor state of governance in particular in Dominica. Over the past seventeen years, I have met with you all and in honesty you come with the faith and professionalism, but you do not come with the medicine to help us eradicate the high rise of corruption in Dominica. Sirs, we have a very visible corrupt Labour government and a failed and inept Prime Minister. Sir this Prime Minister travels the world, stained Dominica`s name and continue to abuse our poor people with a Red Clinic, dishing out of money wherever he goes to gain personal popularity. infrastructure has declined, This bad govt…

  3. Not a herd follower
    April 11, 2017

    DNO, check the last sentence. It is not property assessments but poverty assessments.

  4. FORKIT
    April 11, 2017

    why, dont come, dominica is doing fine we are all rich we have de cbi and lord skerrit… dont come everything just fine.

    • Music Producer
      April 12, 2017

      What FORKIT said :-?

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