PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – On March 13, Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy Thomas Smitham and Junior Achievement of T&T’s Chief Executive Officer, J Errol Lewis, signed a US$55,000 grant to pave the way for a project to provide business development training; mentorship and access to loans for young women. The grant was made available under the Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Americas (WEAmericas) Small Grants Initiative. At the signing ceremony, Chargé Smitham said he was enthusiastic to see the project get off the ground and was looking forward to the continued partnership with Junior Achievement. Lewis, too, expressed delight at having been awarded the grant and said it was “a fantastic opportunity to assist young women entrepreneurs with realising their dreams.” The JA T&T project is among 28 in 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries to receive more than US $1.5 million through the WEAmericas Small Grants Initiative.
