25 Boat Builders Commence Training Boat Building Module

The Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods and Climate Resilient Project) has begun the training of twenty-five (25) boat builders and their assistants.

The Boat Building Training Module of the Fisheries Component of the Project commenced today at the Hope Boat Building Facility in Layou Village.

The training is a two-phased project, facilitated virtually and in person by a Consultant Naval Architect of India.

Following the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, the Government of Dominica with the financial support of the World Bank started the implementation of the “Dominica Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods and Climate Resilience Project

The Project is designed to help farmers and fisher folk affected by Hurricane Maria restore their agriculture and fishing livelihoods and adopt climate resilient