Continuous Community Investments in Education & Training

TWO SECTORS HAVE DEDICATED INITIATIVES TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING: REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTORS. EACH OF THE INITIATIVES WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL PERSONS AND STUDENTS LOOKING FOR WORK EXPERIENCE.

REAL ESTATE

The Financial Services initiative is directly linked to the Caribbean Natural Capital Hub which was launched by ANSA Merchant Bank and ANSA Bank in 2022.

The Hub will support the design and implementation of an entrepreneurship incubator for pro-nature and market-ready innovations, which will facilitate ongoing mentorship, training and business development support for approximately 20 “innovators” in the Barbados market. In addition, the Hub will facilitate and host a Grant Challenge in Trinidad and Tobago which will support new and disruptive green/blue businesses and ideas to enhance the Banks’ operational knowledge of impact investing and national awareness of such business opportunities.

Financial Services

Under the Grant, challenges which will be held every two years in Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, SMEs and “innovators” who are operating within green and community-based areas, will be provided with coaching both during the development of their proposals, and after. The knowledge exchange will go well beyond the financial reward of winning the Grants. Participants will benefit from workshops, participation in Natural Capital Hub summits and smaller working groups. Specifically, in each cycle, engagement will extend to:

• approximately 20 “innovators” in the Barbados market

• 3 winning teams in the Trinidad and Tobago market