Australian High Commission

Trinidad and Tobago

High Commission address: 18 Herbert Street, St Clair, PORT OF SPAIN - Telephone: 628 0695 - Fax: 622 0659

Development Cooperation

The Direct Aid Program

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible, small grants scheme for development activities managed by Heads of Australian Missions in approximately 45 countries. The emphasis of the program is on alleviating basic humanitarian hardships.

Interested persons are invited to request a DAP application form from Adele Rose, DAP coordinator, via e-mail at Adele.Rose@dfat.gov.au.

Port of Spain has contributed funding to the following projects in the 2009-2010 financial year:

Dominica

Life Goes On - Food and Nutrition Training for persons with HIV and AIDS

Grassroots Cricket Academy - purchase of equipment for underprivileged youth

YARD Project - Computer Maintenance Skills Training for youth

Dominica Association of Disabled People - making facilities secure and disability-friendly

New Day Leadership Training - provision of Life Skills for the un/under-employed

The Workshop - Carpentry Skills Training Workshop

Grenada

GRENCASE Summer Programme - academic, sporting and fun activities for underprivileged youth

Guyana

Mainstay Women's Development Group - establishment of a sustainable bee-keeping facility

Haiti

Special Olympics Haiti - purchase of athletic equipment

Jamaica

Little Einsteins Feeding Programme - purchase of cooking utensils and equipment to provide sanitary, healthy meals for children in the area

Bath Fountain Environmental Management Project - purchase of recycling bins and materials to help the community promote environmentally sound practices

From The Trembling Heart - purchase of materials for ROKTOWA's program aimed at giving Haitian artists who survived the earthquake a venue for expression

Male Awareness Now (MAN) Project - workshops for young men who have been the victims, perpetuators or at risk of sexual abuse

St Lucia

Child Development and Guidance Centre - purchase of equipment for the early assessment of diseases like autism, dyslexia, etc

St Lucia Association of Persons with Developmental Disabilities - building of the extension for the school for special needs children

Broiler Producers Association - purchase of containers and materials for teh storage of perishables

Suriname

Moiwana Human Rights Workshops - workshops across the country aimed at educating women about their rights both nationally and globally

Trinidad and Tobago

Just Because Foundation's Pediatric Cancer Awareness and Anti-Smoking Campaign - geared towards educating the general public about the link between pediatric cancer and exposure to secondhand smoke

Spree Simon Community Development - purchase of musical equipment for the provision of free music lessons for children in the Laventille area

MOMS For Literacy's East-West Corridor Remedial Literacy Programme - aimed at improving literacy rates in young people along Trinidad's East-West corridor

Environment Tobago's Library Expansion - the purchase of environmental books and research materials for access by the general public

Cyril Ross Nursery's Transition Plan for young adults - purchase of furniture, equipment and tools to create a living space for young adults as they seek to become working members of society

Loveuntil Foundation's Creating Peace Workshop - improving the self-esteem and anger management skills of at-risk youth in the Laventille area

A.R.R.O.W. Assessment - improving children's literacy and learning skills through assessment, evaluation and the provision of alternative forms of learning

Realize Road Environmental Program - reducing the Realize Road community's carbon footprint through environmental education and the widespread use of fluorecent bulbs in the home

Camp A.B.L.E. sponsorship - providing fun opportunities for deaf and partially deaf teens to learn about teamwork, leadership and their physical capabilities

Penal-Debe Root Crop Project - an initiative which ultimately seeks to turn gardeners in these areas into farmers who can provide for themselves, their families, and in the long-term, the nation.

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)

The Australian Government's overseas aid program is a Federal Government funded program that reduces poverty in developing countries.

The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) manages the program.

Australia, through AusAID, works with other governments, the United Nations, Australian companies and non-government organisations to design and set up projects which tackle the causes and consequences of poverty in developing countries.