VICE-CHANCELLOR’S REPORT TO COUNCIL 2022—2023
OPEN CAMPUS REPORT
ALIGNMENT Open Campus Grenada
A Reparations Forum was held on February 27, 2023 in Grenada. The Trevelyan Family made a formal apology to the people of Grenada for the ownership of six plantations and 1,200 enslaved in the eighteenth century. The family’s contribution to reparatory justice was US$127,000 to be used by The University of the West Indies Open Campus for bursaries to Grenadian students. Special Initiatives Unit During the review period the Unit was focused on seeking grant funding opportunities and funded projects to contribute to the revenue generation activities of the Campus. Among the proposals and Expressions of Interest submitted between January and March 2023, the Unit was successful in securing the OECS consultancy for the development and delivery of a course in Creative Arts Instruction for Primary School Teachers in Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This consultancy is ongoing with an expected end date of June 15, 2024.
Reparations Forum - Receipt of Apology - L to R - Honourable Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Nicole Phillip-Dowe, Deputy Director (Ag), Professor Hilary Beckles Vice Chancellor The UWI and Mr. Arley Gill, Chairman Grenada National Reparations Committee.)
Consortium for Social Development and Research (CSDR)
The Caribbean Child Development Centre successfully started a consultancy with a value of US$170,015 entitled “Develop a Positive Parenting Support Programme (PPSP)” on Saint Maarten, funded by the Dutch Committee for UNICEF. The scope of work included a formative assessment of parenting practices on Saint Maarten, the design of the programme, training of PPSP facilitators and master trainers, compilation of a compendium of parenting resources, and end of training evaluation. The consultancy, which started in January
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