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Launched in January 2010, My Island – My Community is confronting the emerging consequences of climate change in the Caribbean through expanding the capacity of national and regional partners to effectively and sustainably use contemporary communications, networking, public awareness and behavior change strategies. My Island – My Community promotes multiple strategies, such as ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change; multiple-use marine zoning; emergency preparedness; sustainable finance mechanisms; community well-being and livelihood opportunities; and the rehabilitation and conservation of natural sea defenses like mangroves and coral reefs. The partnership is active in the 12 countries.
Callaloo
Callaloo women looking like “ripe Julie mangoes…juicy and ready to eat.” All the men can do is let their mouth water because some just “can’t take a taste”
Callaloo, the hottest, new Caribbean radio drama is a steamy mix of love, desire, joy, corruption and tragedy. It will pull listeners left and right and up and down through its tangle of subplots as friendships form, families bond, enemies are made and relationships tested.
Callaloo captures the everyday trials and nuances of life in the Caribbean. Dennis McLaren struggles as a distracted and philandering single father whose nightclub attracts a lot of shady business. One of his children takes advantage of the privilege her father’s wealth brings and rebels by seeking the affection of dangerous men. Within the first few episodes, several teens are in serious trouble. Gregory Singh is forced to investigate a hit and run accident and clues point to his friend Dennis. Another family struggles with raising an autistic daughter. In the end, some characters remain tenacious, motivated and optimistic, while others wither in disillusion, vice and pessimism.
Callaloo is sure to please. You will savor the moments of passion and delight in the characters’ triumphs. You will feel sadness in moments of malice and tragedy. Yet, all the drama will leave you craving more.
What’s All the Buzz About?
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Global Climate Change
- Health and Population
- Regional Integration
Who’s Listening?
My Island – My Community targets the 3.8 million every day people – from decision makers to school children — living in the Caribbean islands. Local campaigns are running in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago.
See what all the buzz is about. Listen here!
Who’s Involved?
The Secretariat of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS); United States Fish and Wildlife Service; The Nature Conservancy (TNC); GEF Small Grants Programme, implemented by UNDP; the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA); the Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD); Buccoo Reef Trust/Tobago; Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI); BirdLife International; Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust; Panos Caribbean; SeaWeb; the St. Lucia Folk Research Center; SustainaMetrix; United States Agency for International Development (USAID); and, the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB).
Where Can I Learn More?
Read about our workshop with the Tobago partner coalition here.