“Ladies and gentlemen TT$ 58.5 Million is an ambitious goal, but a necessary one if we are to be the catalyst that is needed to propel Trinidad and Tobago forward to a place where safe and affordable is provided for all!”
Habitat Trinidad and Tobago will serve the country through:
Housing solutions – 550
Training (Individuals) – 2500
Families served – 3000
Total national impact – 15000 people
Influential members of the business community have already signed on to the task. The members working with Cabinet Chairman Coosal are:
· Gregory Aboud
· Dominic Hadeed
· Eugene Tiah
· Dawn Thomas
· Nicholas Lok Jack
· Shaun Rampersad
· Gabriel Faria
Benefits
- Greater publicity for you /your organisation
- Clear public alignment (locally and regionally) with the National Development Strategy and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Assisting Habitat to expand its reach locally and regionally
- Corporate Social Responsibility promoted through significant IMPACT in the local context
- Reduce the number of families, especially children exposed to communicable diseases
- Increase the number of families especially children exposed to educational opportunities
- Provide shelter for the poor who would otherwise not have such access
What can you do?
- Share your valuable counsel and feedback of the initiative
- Endorse Habitat Trinidad and Tobago especially this initiative
- Commit to serving for a specific time frame
- Demonstrate leadership especially with recruiting peers to participate
- Offer your personal endorsement and investment
Funding priorities – To raise approximately TT$58.5M in 5 years:-
TT$ 37,500,000 Local Housing programme to serve 550 – 64.1%
TT$ 10,000,000 Caribbean Initiative – Disaster Mitigation and Response – 17.1%
TT$ 2,040.350 Neighbourhood Revitalisation and Resilient Communities 3.5%
TT$ 1,470,000 Assets: To enhance assets & construction capabilities – 2.5%
TT$ 5,589,650 Operations and Administration: – 9.6%
TT$ 1,900,000 Habitat – Branding – 3.2%
