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‘A COMMUNITY’ usually refers to a social unit that is larger than a small village but shares common values. For the most part, residents are generally proud to be part of the community, and associate with it. It is akin to people in the Diaspora who always harbour that nostalgic feeling about the country of their birth.
There are several elements or common threads that define a community, among which are prosperity and what is closely linked to its security; how safe it is to live and move about in it. While the State has the ultimate responsibility for citizens’ security, the Ministry of Home Affairs is a key player, and over the years has designed and executed innovative ways in the mission of creating safe neighbourhoods.
In partnership with the Inter -American Development Bank (IDB), the Citizen Security Programme has delivered a comprehensive programme of engaging residents in the ten target communities with a multi-pronged approach of creating opportunities and enhancing lives.
Its Community Action Component, Life Skills Training, Family Fun Days, and sessions on Violence Prevention and Anger Management are supported with what are called Rapid Impact Projects (RIPs). These are small scale projects in the communities created with intention to provide a place for people to engage in meaningful activities. They include renovation and building of facilities in playfields, multi-purpose centres, play parks, and garbage disposal facilities for schools.
At several communities in Region Six, we reflect on the commissioning of some of these facilities by the Hon Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee.
In urging the residents to make full use of and care the facilities, the Minister said that each project is carefully reviewed by Board of the CAC to ensure that the construction of the project is properly done.
Each one is subject to particular procedures, especially for the importance of transparency and accountability, and for their identification and formulation. He expressed appreciation to the residents for the role they played in realizing the projects.
Referring to the elements of the CAC, Minister Rohee noted that each one put together is what will contribute to a safe neighbourhood. These projects, he noted, are aimed at bringing together the youths in the communities, to keep them occupied during their leisure time so they could be off the streets and gainfully occupied.
In their interaction with the Minister, residents, CSP and Regional Officials expressed gratitude for those interventions, and hoped that only positive things would come from them. Through the CSP, sports gear were also presented to enhance community activities.
There are several elements or common threads that define a community, among which are prosperity and what is closely linked to its security; how safe it is to live and move about in it. While the State has the ultimate responsibility for citizens’ security, the Ministry of Home Affairs is a key player, and over the years has designed and executed innovative ways in the mission of creating safe neighbourhoods.
In partnership with the Inter -American Development Bank (IDB), the Citizen Security Programme has delivered a comprehensive programme of engaging residents in the ten target communities with a multi-pronged approach of creating opportunities and enhancing lives.
Its Community Action Component, Life Skills Training, Family Fun Days, and sessions on Violence Prevention and Anger Management are supported with what are called Rapid Impact Projects (RIPs). These are small scale projects in the communities created with intention to provide a place for people to engage in meaningful activities. They include renovation and building of facilities in playfields, multi-purpose centres, play parks, and garbage disposal facilities for schools.
At several communities in Region Six, we reflect on the commissioning of some of these facilities by the Hon Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee.
In urging the residents to make full use of and care the facilities, the Minister said that each project is carefully reviewed by Board of the CAC to ensure that the construction of the project is properly done.
Each one is subject to particular procedures, especially for the importance of transparency and accountability, and for their identification and formulation. He expressed appreciation to the residents for the role they played in realizing the projects.
Referring to the elements of the CAC, Minister Rohee noted that each one put together is what will contribute to a safe neighbourhood. These projects, he noted, are aimed at bringing together the youths in the communities, to keep them occupied during their leisure time so they could be off the streets and gainfully occupied.
In their interaction with the Minister, residents, CSP and Regional Officials expressed gratitude for those interventions, and hoped that only positive things would come from them. Through the CSP, sports gear were also presented to enhance community activities.
