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Pink Ribbon Charity to Increase Support to Montserrat’s Women in 2022

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The Pink Ribbon Charity Montserrat Inc. (PRC) will be launching a support group in 2022 to assist women who are working through a cancer diagnosis and traumas associated with their health.

Along with the need for a mammogram service on the island, a support group was another expressed desire of women in a virtual session held during this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

Sonia Charles, President of the PRC, said the “Let’s Talk Breast Health” session hosted by cancer survivor Daphne Furlonge had been an emotional and revealing event. Women shared that having a space to vent or air their concerns and fears about having mammograms and receiving positive diagnosis of cancer was lacking on Montserrat.

“The work that the Pink Ribbon Charity transcends promoting the wearing of pink and relegating activities to the month of October. We have already helped more than 400 women in Montserrat to receive mammograms. We want to see all women who are of age to regularly get mammograms and take care of their mental and physical health. The new support group, which will be led by breast cancer survivor and the charity’s Public Relations Officer Bernadine Collins-Chambers, is one of the main ways we plan to do this going forward,” Charles stated.

Charles, who is based in the United Arab Emirates, said the success of the 2021 year of the charity would have been impossible without the stellar contributions from vice president Nurse Brenda Daley and all of the members of the board and the volunteers. She added her thanks to Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sharra Greenaway-Duberry and President of the Positive Foundation in St. Maarten, Shelly Alphonso for their Zoom session on dealing with mammograms in a COVID-19 era, which was held in late September. While the pandemic has increased the stresses related to health care on the island, it is still possible for women who need them to be able to access the examinations on Antigua.

The charity encourages women to see their primary health care provider for a referral. Once this is received, the referral should be presented to the charity’s treasurer Ms Liz Johnson who will then make arrangements for funding the mammogram appointment in Antigua at either the Belmont Clinic or Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre. Additionally, the Pink Ribbon Charity may cover travel expenses for urgent critical breast care.

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This year, PRC raised $4934.50 from community donations and activities during Pink Ribbon Awareness Month.

The board and volunteers of the Pink RIbbon Charity Montserrat Inc. wishes everyone a safe festival season and a healthy and prosperous New Year.

To learn more about Pink RIbbon Charity Montserrat Inc. visit their website at prcmontserrat.com or their Facebook page of the same name.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

 

OECS MSME Guarantee Facility Project

Loan No.: IDA-62670, IDA-62660, IDA-62640, IBRD-88830, IDA-62650

Assignment Title: Senior Operating Officer (SOO)

Reference No. KN-ECPCGC-207852-CS-INDV

 

The Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have received financing in the amount of US$10 million equivalent from the World Bank towards the cost of establishing a partial credit guarantee scheme, and they intend to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, and consulting services to be procured under this project. 

The consultant will serve as the “Senior Operating Officer (SOO)” for the ECPCGC and should possess extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to Micro, small and medium-sized businesses, knowledge of the internal control processes necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk mitigation procedures. The ideal candidate should possess an Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Accounting, Banking or related field, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in lending, inclusive of MSME lending. The initial employment period will be for two years on a contractual basis. Renewal of the contract will be subject to a performance evaluation at the end of the contractual period. The assignment is expected to begin on September 30th, 2021.  The consultant will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the ECPCGC.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be viewed by following the attached link below. 

 

https://bit.ly/3iVannm

 

The Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECPCGC) now invites eligible “Consultants” to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have:

  • An Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Finance, Banking or related field; and
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in MSME lending. Applicants should also have:
  • The ability to design and implement risk management procedures 
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to small and medium-sized businesses
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME banking operations
  • Knowledge of the internal controls necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk management procedures
  • Experience developing and presenting information in public, including responding to questions in real-time
  • Experience lending to MSMEs located in the ECCU
  • Knowledge of marketing and communicating with the MSME sector
  • Ability to draft procedures to be used in a lending operation
  • Familiarity with the mechanics of a loan guarantee program
  • Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite.

The attention of interested Individual Consultants is drawn to Section III, Paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016, [revised November 2017] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Approved Selection Method for Individual Consultants set out in the clause 7.34 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. 

 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours:

Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation

Brid Rock, Basseterre,

St. Kitts.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form by e-mail by August 11th, 2021, to [email protected]

 

For further information, please contact:

Carmen Gomez-Trigg                                                            Bernard Thomas

Chief Executive Officer                                                          Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 868-620-8144                                                                  Tel: 869-765-2385

Email: [email protected]                                          [email protected]