Overview
WHO WE ARE
Since 1979, the Basic Needs Trust Fund has impacted over 3 million people in poor communities throughout the Region by investing in community-led development.
WHAT WE DO
CDB, with financing from the Special Development Fund (Unified) and counterpart funding from beneficiary Governments, manages BNTF. Using the Bank’s resource allocation formula, funds are granted to countries eligible to participate in BNTF which currently include Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname. Sectors receiving funding include: education and human resources development, including livelihoods enhancement; water and sanitation; and basic community access and drainage. Other areas supported include project management, institutional development, monitoring and evaluation, and provision of technical services. CDB retains some funds for regional coordination.
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WHO CAN APPLY
Individuals, organisations and governments in BNTF participating countries that are focused on poverty reduction and empowering vulnerable groups, including women, children and the elderly can apply. Community participation is essential to every sub-project, as this facilitates local ownership of BNTF investments and enhances social capital within each community.
How to Apply
Contact the Implementing Agency in a BNTF Participating Country for details on the application process. The Implementing Agency will provide an application form. Following, a sub-project proposal, in consultation with a Community Liaison Officer, will follow. This proposal allows the CLO and the community to discuss sub-project details, and assess likely results of the initiative.
Resources
Contact
Belize
C/o Belize Social Investment Fund
Constitution Drive
P.O. Box 459
Belmopan
Cayo District
Belize, C.A
Dominica
21 Kennedy Avenue (Top Floor)
P.O. Box 869
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
Guyana
Ministry of Finance Annex
Main and Urquhart Streets
Georgetown
Guyana, S.A.
Jamaica
Ground Floor, Dorchester Building
11 Oxford Road
Kingston 5
Jamaica
Montserrat
P.O. Box 292
Brades
Montserrat
St. Kitts and Nevis
Ministry of Social Development, Community and Gender Affairs
Community Affairs Building
Victoria Road
Basseterre
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
St. Lucia Social Development Fund
Colony House
Unit 12
John Compton Highway
Castries
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
P.O. Box 2272
Kim’s Building
Grenville Street
Kingstown
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
