I believe [the Foundation's] involvement demonstrates a shared and resolute objective of rural regeneration in Jamaica.
Introduction
The annual H. A. Tony Clarke Rural Regeneration Scholarship Award provides direct technical and financial support to fund solution-oriented post-graduate research specific to rural development in Jamaica. Elecia Myers, a doctoral student at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, was the recipient of the 2008/2009 grant of J$1 million, which finances her 18-month study on community mechanisms for environmental management and sustainable development in rural Jamaica. Given the context of increased global concerns about environmental degradation and climate change, Ms. Myers is confident that her study is relevant, timely and vital to assessing the extent of vulnerability of rural communities in Jamaica. Her work seeks to highlight the factors that engender different attitudes and behaviours toward the environment. The research focuses on the activities of stakeholder groups at the community level and will analyse the roles and benefits of existing community development structures, including government, non-government agencies and other entities.
