SVG continues to provide financial assistance to volcano victims
The Ministry of National Mobilization in St Vincent and the Grenadines is in the process of implementing the La Soufriere Relief Grant phase two, which will focus on family life, education, and client empowerment for 500 households from the red and orange zones.
Minister of National Mobilization Dr Orando Brewster recently updated Vincentians on the relief, and recovery effort post the volcanic eruptions.
Brewster said the supplementary budget of 2021 allocated $2 million to assist the ministry with the La Soufriere Relief Grant phase two to displaced families in the red and orange zones.
The minister noted that would this be with further income support and food packages or vouchers for displaced families from August to September 2021.
He noted that they have already successfully provided payments for some 3,538 displaced households where the average household income is below $1,000 per month.
He said did this in collaboration with the World Food Programme through a Western Union Money transfer. The minister further noted that the government support non-farmers in the red and orange zones and highlighted that small business in these areas also stand to benefit from this initiative.
"There is a verification process; they must be verified by their employer and a Justice of Peace in the area," he said. The Justice of Peace will verify the employer of the business.
The minister noted that his ministry is doing all it can to assist those adversely affected by the eruptions of the La Soufriere Volcano, noting that they will also strengthen its existing Public Assistance Programme by reviewing the support system they are running far.
"Once we review these, we can see the areas we can improve on to support certain people who missed some support from our public assistance program."
Brewster thanked the donor agencies who have joined forces with the ministry to provide financial and other assistance to Vincentians following the eruptions of the La Soufriere Volcano.
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