Minister Jorien Wuite speaking at the forum.
PHILIPSBURG–On Monday, January 15, almost immediately after new Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Jorien Wuite was sworn in, the Minister and members of her cabinet attended a stakeholder consultation session at University of St. Martin (USM) regarding the Ministry’s Resilience Plan (MRP).
The plan was formulated in collaboration with UNICEF representatives, the Ministry’s policy department heads and the policy advisor of staff bureau in response to the devastation caused by hurricane Irma. Its main objectives are to establish a foundation for a sustainable recovery plan and to improve disaster responsiveness before, during and after disasters in the education, culture, youth and sport sector.
The meeting was the second stakeholder session as a follow up to an initial inter-sector consultation session in October 2017. At Monday’s session, the Minister provided a brief overview of the completed plan and a dialogue ensued amongst the audience which included vital stakeholders from a cross-section of school boards, culture and sports organisations and youth representatives. The Minister encouraged stakeholders to prioritise projects that needed to be developed immediately to ensure that the opportunity of funding from the World Bank can be considered. She also urged the stakeholders to partner with the Ministry and focus on being efficient and effective in the planning and executing of these vital projects with a focus on social economic recovery. With damages to the Ministry’s assets estimated at a value of US $50 million, a special focus on being efficient and effective with resources is of paramount importance to Minister Wuite, it was stated in a press release on Wednesday.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/72867-wuite-attends-2nd-mrp-consultation-meeting
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