The Government of Japan and the United Nations have teamed up to extend assistance to Grenada, as the nation still remains devastated from Hurricanes Ivan and Emily. The Program is entitled, Restoring Livelihoods in Grenada after Hurricanes Ivan and Emily, and is expected to cost roughly USD 1.2 mm, and hopes to mitigate the social impacts of the disaster by providing them with concrete and sustainable benefits such as new skills and employment training. Some activities to be implemented are: increasing resilience and capacity of communities to respond and manage disasters through planning, training and awareness raising improving access to microfinance and business development opportunities and identifying new income-generating opportunities, and assisting farmers and rural households by improving agricultural production, agro-processing and woodcraft industries.
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