Three projects were recently awarded grant funds under the 2020-2021 UNESCO Participation Programme for projects that they developed, related to UNESCO\u2019s core\u00a0 activities in education and culture.<\/p>\n
Kisha Gellineau, Secretary General, Grenada National Commission for UNESCO said, \u201cThe participation\u00a0 programme functions as a vital complement to UNESCO\u2019s regular activities, by assisting with, and facilitating\u00a0 the implementation of national projects submitted by member states and NGOs, directly related to the activities\u00a0 of UNESCO, and which provides support to the benefit of all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Permanent Secretary with responsibility for Human Resource Development, Norman Gilbert, thanked\u00a0 UNESCO, at the award ceremony saying, \u201cWe must, of course, commend the support of UNESCO, through\u00a0 our local secretary general national commission\u2019s office, based at the Ministry of Education, for the work done\u00a0 to ensure that these persons are able to receive their funding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon Green, Director of the\u00a0Institute for People\u2019s Enlightenment (IPE)\u00a0<\/b>and Jonathan Hanna, Ph.D., Lead\u00a0 Archaeologist of the\u00a0Grenada Public Archaeology Network (GPAN)\u00a0<\/b>and Curator of the Grenada National\u00a0 Museum, will implement the project titled\u00a0Grenada Public Archaeology Network (GPAN) Establishment\u00a0 and Training, under the Institute for People\u2019s Enlightenment<\/b>. They received funding in the amount of\u00a0U.S.\u00a0 $13, 830\u00a0<\/b>from UNESCO.<\/p>\n
Simon Green, Director of the Institute for People\u2019s Enlightenment (IPE) said, \u201cI would like to express our\u00a0 gratitude to UNESCO for this grant and also for having the vision and also for their passion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hanna explained that there are several Amerindian sites to be explored and artifacts to be preserved, with an\u00a0 immediate focus on the Sauteurs bay.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThe area around Mt. Craven and Mt. Rodney has been heavily eroded. Many know, or maybe do not\u00a0 know, that there is a massive archaeological site there and there has been lots of burials falling into the sea,\u00a0 eroding into the sea. We\u2019ve collected 40 individual human burials just in the last two years and then there were\u00a0 about 20 collected in another project in the 90s. So, we have about 60 burials from the site \u2013 all Amerindian \u2013 and there\u2019s more eroding into the sea, as we speak, right now, every day. The site is very important. The\u00a0 radiocarbon dates start around 600 A.D.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hanna said this period continued until the Leapers Hill incident in 1650, marking one thousand years of\u00a0 occupation for Amerindians at this site. The project will help to build public archaeology networks within the\u00a0 communities to engage locals in protecting and preserving these precious archaeological finds.<\/p>\n
Gilbert expressed his support of this initiative, saying, \u201cWe expect that the Grenada Public Archaeology\u00a0 Network would be able to bring significant training and capacity development to our Grenadian people, so that\u00a0 we can be able to preserve our heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shirleen Robertson, research officer at the Grenada National Accreditation Board, received\u00a0U.S. $24, 500\u00a0<\/b>funding for her project,\u00a0Developing a Qualification Framework for Grenada<\/b>.<\/p>\n
\u201cGNAB is extremely grateful to UNESCO and all the persons who have been instrumental in obtaining this\u00a0 grant under the UNESCO participation programme,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cA qualification framework is an\u00a0 instrument for the development and classification of qualifications, according to a set of criteria for levels of\u00a0 learning that would have been achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robertson said this will make clearer, to both employer and employee, what tasks someone with a particular\u00a0 qualification can do. It will link Technical and Vocational Education and Training \u2013 TVET \u2013 to the general\u00a0 education system and also allow individuals with prior learning experience to be certified, continue their\u00a0 education or seek better job opportunities. Gilbert noted this as a critical move and noted the Ministry of\u00a0 Education\u2019s support for the formulation of this national qualifications framework.<\/p>\n
Grenadian born filmmaker, Meschdia Philip of Mprojekts Creative Group, Gnd., was awarded\u00a0U.S. $25, 500\u00a0<\/b>for her\u00a0project, the 12N61W Grenadian Film Festival (also known as the 1261 Grenadian Film Festival)<\/b>,\u00a0 which is in its third year. The Festival has showcased more than 100 films from approximately 20 countries,\u00a0 including features and short films.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a Grenadian-American filmmaker and I came back here in 2018 recognizing that there was an\u00a0 opportunity to help develop the creative sector in Grenada. Myself and a group of fellow filmmakers, we\u00a0 formed the 1261 Grenadian Film Festival,\u201d Philip said. \u201cWhat we do at 1261 \u2013 we basically serve as a vehicle\u00a0 to help enhance and promote local Grenadian filmmakers, bridging us with international filmmakers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yuri Peshkof, programme specialist for culture at the UNESCO Kingston Cluster Office for the Caribbean,\u00a0 detailed UNESCO\u2019s focus in this endeavour.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean seeks to build peace through the international cooperation in\u00a0 education, social sciences, natural sciences, culture and communication,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have a mandate to\u00a0 operate with 20 Caribbean Small Island Developing States.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peshkof also expressed his pleasure regarding recent grant awards, saying, \u201cI am thankful for the fruitful\u00a0 collaboration with the national commission of Grenada for UNESCO.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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