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Jamaica: USAID Program Profile
| Budget |
FY 2005
Actual
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FY 2006
Current
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FY 2007
Requested
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| Total Program Funds |
$34,945,000* |
$14,051,000 |
$10,201,000 |
*Includes $18,000,000 for Hurricane Relief
The United States Agency for International Development’s
(USAID) new five-year strategy for Jamaica, which began in
2005, aims to achieve transformational change to accelerate
sustainable and equitable growth in a more competitive world.
Changes in the new strategy include a focus on rural environmental
development, public/private partnerships, anti-corruption,
and creating synergies between programs.
Economic Growth: To help Jamaica build a sustainable
economy, USAID is leading economic growth programs which focus
on external trade, macroeconomic and fiscal policy reforms,
and further development of competitive clusters. These programs,
with an emphasis on competitiveness and improving Jamaica’s
various trade regimes, help companies meet the challenges
of globalization.
Environment: USAID is working to improve the management
of ecosystems, increase institutional capacity to manage natural
assets, and support more environmentally sustainable rural
enterprises. The natural resource management program concentrates
on the socio-economic problems of the rural poor and their
impact on natural resources through the transfer of sustainable
environmental best practices. The program also supports national
activities for the conservation of biodiversity-rich habitats
and improves management of terrestrial and marine parks and
protected areas.
Health: The aim of this program is to improve the
health status among youth and the most vulnerable groups in
Jamaica. USAID’s assistance continues to address adolescent
reproductive health and HIV/AIDS, but expands the outreach
under the new strategy to include substance abuse and violence
prevention. The health program is focusing on increasing the
capacity of non government and community-based organizations
to deliver HIV/AIDS programs and increasing the resiliency
of youth through the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
Education: USAID's education projects support a comprehensive
program to improve literacy and numeracy levels in targeted
schools, improve the quality of interventions for out-of-school
youth, and increase stakeholder support for transformational
education. Assistance will build upon past experience while
focusing on fostering sustainability, scaling up best practices,
and involving the private sector in school partnerships.
Democracy and Governance: The overall objectives of
this program are to reduce crime and violence through community-policing,
strengthen civil society organizations to confront corruption,
and contribute to good governance. USAID's democracy and governance
programs in Jamaica include technical assistance and training
to help civil society organizations become more actively engaged
in addressing issues of crime, violence, good governance and
anti-corruption. The program also supports a community-policing
program in an inner city community which serves as a model
to be replicated in other troubled inner-city communities
throughout Jamaica.
Global Development Alliances: USAID also works through
public/private alliances in Jamaica to leverage private sector
resources to further development goals across our programs.
One example is the development of the Jamaica HIV/AIDS Business
Council which addresses stigma and discrimination in the workplace.
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