Crisis Comeback

Women entrepreneurs recover from hurricane Beryl losses with gender-responsive support

DISCOVER

FEATURED VIDEO: The lady bosses determined to triumph over hurricane Beryl losses

In July 2024 hurricane Beryl destroyed hundreds of micro businesses, the lifeblood of many low- and middle-income families. Join us on the trail of recovery, as three determined women entrepreneurs receive inputs and explain why it is important to support vulnerable communities in business, including women and persons with disabilities, become climate and disaster resilient.

Our Mission

 

UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica is on a mission to reduce poverty, inequality and to build crisis resilience by working on development interventions in Social Resilience and Inclusion; Citizen Safety and Security and Rule of Law; Climate Change Resilience; and Sustainable Natural Resource Management.  We serve The Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

 

Our Impact

98.7%

Legal aid clients

Satisfied with mobile justice service.

5

Public Hospitals

now run on clean energy at reduced cost to national budget

5276

Buildings in The Bahamas

Assessed post hurricane with UNDP's HBDA mobile app

128

Communities islandwide

Have improved access to water through water harvesting projects

74 x

Increase in fish size & stocks

due to reef rehabilitation, leading to restoration of fisher livelihoods

1.8 Million

Pounds of Marine debris

cleared from Bahamas coastal waters, habitats & tourist sites