Along with several other local organisations, the Barbudaful website applied for and has been awarded a grant from the Barbuda Resilience Fund, supported by ICF. The full list is here:
Abundant Life Ministries Media Apprenticeship Program will train young Barbudans in the area of broadcasting with the objective of documenting local stories/histories, experiences of Hurricane Irma, restarting the local “News Update” and other current affairs programs.
Barbudaful.net Website Update and Maintenance will support the only website focused on Barbuda (with an average of 21k unique views per year).
BarbudanGO Water Harvesting Initiative provides 400-gallon water tanks, spouting systems, and fittings to households to increase access to potable water.
Be Foundation’s Living Off Our Land is an Organic Farming Community Project that introduces organic farming principles and food waste management systems to youth alongside traditional produce farmers. Over 50 Barbudans will “house” community gardens in their homes, using concepts designed through a research-based, grassroots/community-led framework.
Bonnie Floyd Ministries Interior Reconstruction Project will reconstruct the interior of nine homes for Barbudans together with foreign volunteer and local building crews.
Fish N’ Fins Inc. Ocean Camp on Barbuda is a 5-day summer camp for a total of 30 Barbudan youth that involves ocean-themed games, swim lessons, snorkeling, marine ecology lectures, and ‘edVenture days’.
The People’s Church Small Business Grants Program will help strengthen the local economy with micro-grants to 20 small businesses for recovery and rebuilding efforts.
Barbuda Research Complex Historic Wells Water Restoration and Resilience Program restores historic wells to increase resilience of the local community against natural disasters. Nine wells will be restored as backup water sources in three phases.
Rebuild Barbuda Roof Repair for the Elderly repairs the roofs of the most vulnerable residents in Barbuda who have been displaced as a result of Hurricane Irma.
MEPA Trust Youth Afterschool Center provides afterschool enrichment programs to 50 children below the age of 16 (Mon-Sat).
The funds have been given to barbudaful to update the website over the next year, after Hurricane Irma made the whole site irrelevant overnight.This will include a new template that brings the site up to date with the ever-changing demands of technology and security. It also includes much needed time to correct broken links, out of date entries and update information. There will be new postcards for all future subscribers to promote their entry. If you are already on the site you will receive the new cards in 2020 – if you are not on the site, you can see how to subscribe here, just send a message.
The website grant was administered by BarbudanNGO, who are an umbrella organisation in Barbuda able to accept funding on behalf of individuals or organisations who are too small to have charitable status. They are happy to help any Barbudan access funding if you have a grant you would like to apply for.
