Community, Family and Youth Resilience (CFYR) Program Final Program Report July 2016 - November 2020
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Community, Family and Youth Resilience (CFYR) Program Final Program Report July 2016 - November 2020 Submission Date: November 23, 2020. Submitted by: Creative Associates International 0 Table of Contents PROJECT OVERVIEW/SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 CFYR APPROACH AND OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................... 7 KEY LIFE OF PROGRAM (LOP) RESULTS FROM JULY 1, 2016 TO NOVEMBER 30, 2020 ......................................... 10 KEY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................... 14 COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY CONTEXTS ......................................................................................................... 16 SAINT LUCIA ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 GUYANA ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ........................................................................................................................................................ 20 CFYR PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS .................................................................................................................................... 21 OUTPUT 2.1: TARGET COMMUNITIES AND YOUTH ENGAGED IN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT AND PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL SOLUTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 21 OUTPUT 2.2: SOCIAL SERVICES, SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS SUPPORTING AT-RISK AND VICTIMIZED YOUTH INCREASED AND STRENGTHENED ................................................................................................................................... 36 SUB-OUTPUT: YOUTH IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW REHABILITATED AND REINTEGRATED INTO SOCIETY ..... 41 OUTPUT 2.3: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES TO CRIME FOR YOUTH IN TARGET COMMUNITIES INCREASED ............... 42 OUTPUT 2.4: COMMUNITY BASED MODELS AND SOLUTIONS DOCUMENTED AND SHARED ............................... 56 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................................... 62 FINDINGS FROM COMMUNITY END-LINE SURVEYS ...................................................................................................... 62 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS FINDINGS ...................................................................................................................................... 63 SAINT LUCIA FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................................... 64 GUYANA FINDINGS ........................................................................................................................................................... 67 LESSONS LEARNED AND KEY RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................................... 72 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 82 COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 82 HUMAN RESOURCES ......................................................................................................................................................... 82 CFYR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.......................................................................................................................... 84 OPERATIONS AND PROCUREMENT ................................................................................................................................. 85 FINANCE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 86 ANNEXES.............................................................................................................................................................................. 87 ANNEX A: CFYR LIFE OF PROGRAM INDICATOR TABLE ............................................................................................ 88 ANNEX B: CFYR FOUR-YEAR SUMMARY GRANTS TABLE .......................................................................................... 99 ANNEX C: CFYR FOUR-YEAR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TABLE ........................................................................ 104 ANNEX D: CFYR PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT TABLE ....................................................................................... 105 ANNEX E: INDEX OF REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED ...................................................... 106 Annex F: CREATIVE AND ASU IMPACT EVALUATION ADDITIONAL FINDINGS..................................................... 110 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AAA - Caribbean Youth Advocacy & Action Agenda on Violence Prevention ASP – After-School Program ASU – Arizona State University BLES - Basic Life and Employability Skills CARICOM – Caribbean Community CBO – Community-based Organization CBSI – Caribbean Basin Security Initiative CEC - Community Enhancement Committee CFYR - Community, Family and Youth Resilience Program CLC - Critchlow Labour College CPTED – Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design CSP - Community Safety Plan CSSP - Citizen Security and Strengthening Programme CSWC - Charlotte Street Wesleyan Church CXC – Caribbean Examinations Council DEIGR - Department of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development DO – Development Objective ECD – Eastern Caribbean Dollars ESC – Eastern and Southern Caribbean FACT - Family Awareness Consciousness Togetherness FBO – Faith-based Organization FRC – Folk Research Centre GEF - Global Environment Facility IAP – Inter-Agency Protocol IE – impact evaluation IR – Intermediate Result 2 KFC – Kentucky Fried Chicken JJR – Juvenile Justice Reform LOP - life of program LYNCS - Learning for Youth Networking and Change Sessions M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation MEL – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning MFD – Model Fidelity Database MoSP - Ministry of Social Protection (Guyana) MoU – Memorandum of Understanding NAB – National Advisory Board NGO - Non-government Organizations NIA - Nevis Island Administration NOC – New Opportunity Corps OCA – Organizational Capacity Assessment OCAT - Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool PADF – Pan American Development Foundation PHA – Public Health Approach PIFSM - Prevention and Intervention Family Systems Model PIRS – Performance Indicator Reference Sheet PS – Permanent Secretary PYD – Positive Youth Development RCDS - Regional Cooperation and Development Strategy RLE - Regional Learning Exchange RLEv – Virtual Regional Learning Exchange RLIC - Ruimveldt Life Improvement Centre RLN - Regional Learning Network SCP - Social Crime Prevention SDC – Same Day Calling 3 SDCP - Social Development and Crime Prevention SHS – Skeldon High School SI – Social Impact SLNYC – Saint Lucia National Youth Council SLPSS - Skeldon Line Path Secondary School SLS - Social and Leadership Skills SSDF - St. Lucia Social Development Fund SSF - Sacred Sports Foundation STO – Social Transformation Officer ToT – Training of Trainers TVET – Technical and Vocational Education and Training UK – United Kingdom USAID - United States Agency for International Development USAID/ESC - United States Agency for International Development/Eastern and Southern Caribbean USC – University of Southern California UWI – University of the West Indies VTCT - Vocational Training Charitable Trust VYC - Volunteer Youth Corps WFD - Workforce development YATTA - Youth Advocacy Through the Arts YES - Youth Empowerment Services Project YOFM - Youth on Fire Movement YSET - Youth Services Eligibility Tool YVP - Youth Violence Prevention 4 PROJECT OVERVIEW/SUMMARY Program Name: Community, Family and Youth Resilience (CFYR) Program Activity Start/ End Date: July 1, 2016 – November 30, 2020 Name of Implementing Creative Associates International Partner: Contract/Agreement AID-OAA-I-15-00011 Number: Name of Pan American Development Foundation; University of Subcontractors/Sub- Southern California; Arizona State University awardees: Geographic Coverage Guyana, Saint Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis (countries) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Community, Family and Youth Resilience (CFYR) Program was implemented in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) by Creative Associates International (Creative), and sub-contracting partners Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), University of Southern California (USC) and Arizona State University (ASU). 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