To promote a sustainable high quality of community
life, to keep pace with the level of economic development and changes in the
Islands, and to ensure that each individual has the maximum opportunity to achieve
his or her highest potential level of self-fulfilment and personal development,
in terms of the physical, social, moral and spiritual aspects of life.
To formulate policies and support community activities;
promote healthy life styles and provide financial benefits to eligible ex-servicemen
and seamen, maintain sports and recreational facilities and programmes; formulate
a Sports Policy, implement the National Youth Policy; and develop programmes
to enhance the status of women and families; ensure the holistic implementation
of community development in the three islands to keep pace with economic growth.
1. Provided financial
assistance to 512 Ex-Servicemen and 595 Seamen
2. Revised the criteria
for grant to community groups
3. Continued the process
of developing a National Policy on gender and Gender Equity.
4. Furthered developed
and maintained the services, programmes, and Resource Library at the Women
Resource Centre by providing an Administrative Assistant and additional office
space.
5. The National Youth
Policy was completed and submitted to the Legislative Assembly.
6. Continued to provide
after-school, youth workers and youth development grants to various churches
and organisations.