New partner joins Bahamas Red Cross' DIPECHO V project

The DIPECHO V project in the Bahamas has taken on a new dimension with the addition of a partner.

The Ginn Company, a large US-based resort and golf course design and management company that recently committed itself to a long-term development in the West End community on Grand Bahama, has joined the project.
 
John Davies, Ginn Company CEO, said at a September 15 DIPECHO V Community Awareness meeting, that his company will join to help strengthen ties with the West End community through the project.

His announcement at the meeting venue, the St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church parish hall in Grand Bahama, was greeted with great enthusiasm by all the evening's participants.

Present for the meeting were Diane Turnquest, Bahamas Red Cross DIPECHO V project coordinator and New Providence Community Centre emergency manager;  Luke Bethel of NEMA and Trevor Basden of the Bahamas Met Office.
 
Also present were members of the West End community, local councils, religious leaders, Urban Renewal, the local Red Cross and Government representatives from Freeport and neighbouring communities.
 
The DIPECHO V project overview was presented at the meeting. The emphasis was on the skills and knowledge that each of the presenting partner agencies have to share with members of the West End community, to help increase their ability to make decisions about strategies and actions that affect their lives.

A Red Cross focal point was also assigned at the meeting, and dates for Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment, and Community Disaster and Response Team training were confirmed.