Regional Workshop on Safer Housing: Proceedings

Appendix B: Official Workshop Agenda

Workshop Proceedings | Appendix A: Participant List | Appendix B: Official Workshop Agenda

Thursday, September 23
9:00 – 9:30 Opening Ceremony   See Separate Agenda
10:00 – 10:15 Workshop Objectives   Jinx Parker, OAS-CDMP Monitoring & Evaluation
10:15 – 12:00 Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Programs    
  • Overview of CDMP Pilot Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Programs (St. Lucia & Dominica)
ToolKit: A Manual for Implementation of the Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Program in the Caribbean Jinx Parker, OAS
 
  • Summary of the Structure of Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Programs
Flow Chart: The Development Processes Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Program Glenn Moller, Program Officer
Cooperative Housing Foundation
 
  • Credit Unions Project
Safer Building Toolkit for Credit Unions Stephen Hodges, Consultant
Construction Resources and Development Centre
 
  • Training of Artisans
  Bryan Walcott, NRDF
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH    
1:00 – 1:45 Foundation for National Development St. Kitts & Nevis: Safer Housing Programme

 

   James Webbe, Exec. Dir.
Foundation for National Development, St. Kitts & Nevis

Auckland Hector, General Manager
Development Bank of St. Kitts & Nevis
1:45 – 3:30 Assignment of Break-out Groups to discuss and make recommendations on the key components of the Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Process:
  • Outreach & Training
  • Minimum Standards & Inspection
  • Loan Fund Management
  Jinx Parker, OAS
3:30 - 3:45 COFFEE BREAK    
3:45 – 5:00 Presentation of recommendations from Breakout Groups and general group discussion. (All recommendations from the groups will be transcribed for further dissemination)   All

Friday, September 24
9:00 – 9:30 Today’s Objectives, Introduction of Panelists   Jinx Parker
9:30 – 11:00 Panel Discussions: "Examining financing options that will make funds available to the greatest number of families"    
 
  • Caribbean Development Bank – Current Housing programs and steps to apply for CDB financing
  Clairvair Squires, Yolande Yaw, Caribbean Development Bank
 
  • Accessing Financing
  Bryan Walcott, NRDF
 
  • Credit Unions
  Renford Douglas, Chief Executive Officer Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions
 
  • Business Planning – Sustainable Hurricane Resistant Home Improvement Programs
  John Chromy, CHF
11:00 – 12:00 Open discussion with Panelists on Financing Issues   All
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH    
1:00 – 1:30 Assignment of Break-out groups to discuss: Incorporating housing safety into national housing policy initiatives
  • Program Replication
  • Housing Policy
  Jinx Parker, OAS
1:30 – 3:30 Break-out Group Sessions   All
3:30 – 3:45 COFFEE BREAK    
3:45 – 4:30 Presentation of recommendations from Breakout Groups and general group discussion. (All recommendations from the groups will be transcribed for further dissemination) All
4:30 – 5:00 Closing Remarks   Kenneth Parker

Workshop Proceedings | Appendix A: Participant List | Appendix B: Official Workshop Agenda