00:00The project aims to integrate sustainable agriculture with tourism to create economic
00:06opportunities while enhancing climate resilience.
00:10The initiative will support communities like Louisville and Charlottesville, equipping
00:16residents with innovative agricultural techniques and ecotourism strategies to boost livelihoods,
00:23and Scotiabank has partnered with Habitat for Humanity TT to launch Scotiarise TT in
00:30Tobago.
00:31This partnership spans a two-year period with a commitment of Canadian $950,000 or approximately
00:40$4.7 million TT from Scotiabank.
00:44That's a good place to clap.
00:51This is the largest community investment we have made here in Tobago and a key part of
00:58our ESG agenda.
01:00Chief Secretary Farley Augustin also spoke.
01:03Although Trinidad and Tobago as a whole is generally outside of the established path
01:11for hurricanes, if one is ever to brush Tobago, then the communities this far east and northeast
01:20of Tobago will certainly be affected.
01:24And even if it does not pass Tobago and Grenada gets hit, the communities this far east and
01:31northeast of Tobago are most likely to be affected.
01:35And so Habitat for Humanity, you have selected the best communities for this project.
01:43Mr. Augustin said the THA is willing to continue further with this project.
01:49Certainly, we can say that the Tobago House of Assembly will be willing to contribute
01:56towards this project and to ensure that the communities between Louisville and Charlottesville
02:02reap the benefits of this program.
02:07Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
