To increase the capacity of Rural Communities (small farmers, women, children, the unemployed), to sustain and improve their livelihood and well-being.

To increase low-income earners' awareness of their Rights and Responsibilities, and their ability to access legal services and counseling.
To influence national policy decisions in the interest of improving rural people’s "Quality of Life" - particularly that of the poor.

To consolidate and build the Organisations capacity to effectively fulfill its mission.

SPECIFIC PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

• Legal Aid and Counselling Centre (LACC)
• Student Assistance Programme (SAP)
  Holiday Skills Training for Youth during August vacation.
• Skills Training for Rural Women
• Community Intervention Programme MARQUIS GRAND ROY COAST GUARD
• DOUGLADSTON CHAMBORD CLOZIER
• Support for Small Business Development
• Chantimelle Furniture Cooperative
• Grenfruit Women's Cooperative
• Chambord Young Farmers
• River Sallee Cane Farmers
  

LOAN PROGRAMME:

• Sewing Machine
• Boat Building
• Fishing Nets/Boats
• Agriculture Seedling Center

BOOKS AND UNIFORM PROGRAMME:

1987 and Beyond

While Secondary School education in Grenada is nominally free, no formal tuition fees are payable, high costs of books, uniform, transportation and meals place great hardship on students of unemployed and low-income parents. Some students, though successful at the Common Entrance Examination, are forced to forfeit the opportunity for a Secondary School education due to sheer inability of the parents to meet the tremendous costs.

In response to this situation revealed by its daily work in rural communities throughout Grenada, GRENCODA in September 1987 put in place the Books and Uniform Programme which provides financial support to needy students of low income, unemployed parents. The funds EC $240.00 annually for five (5) years are used to purchase Books & Uniform. In some cases, additional assistance in defraying the cost of transport and school feeding programme are also given. This financial contribution is further supplemented by personal counseling and personal development sessions.

FUNDING:

In 1987 the Books and Uniform Programme was funded exclusively from finance raised by GRENCODA from International Agencies like Bread for the World of Germany, OXFAM and Christian Aid to name a few.

In 1989 a local fund raising committee was initiated. From a modest start in 1989 when $3,100.00 was raised from seven (7) local entities, the level of local contribution reached in 1999 a record high of EC $31,303.45, with sixty (60) entities contributing. As of December 31, 1999 GRENCODA expended EC $388,901.00 on this Programme.