Support the local integration of vulnerable venezuelans in guyana and trinidad and tobago through protection, education, and livelihoods programming

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. to support the local integration of vulnerable Venezuelans in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) from September 20, 2022 to September 19, 2023.

Through four sub-awards, the agreement will provide skills training and livelihood opportunities in areas like green infrastructure technology, agroforestry, and handicrafts to 60 beneficiaries. It will also increase access to protection mechanisms, psychosocial support, water and sanitation (WASH) facilities, and livelihoods for vulnerable Venezuelans and host communities. Cultural activities, livelihood support, and school enrollment opportunities will be offered to support sustainable livelihood development and integration of Venezuelan migrants and vulnerable local members. The final sub-award focuses on sustainable socioeconomic integration of migrants and vulnerable host community members in two regions of Guyana.