2019-2020 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Transform citizen engagement and stakeholders’ relations management built on transparency, accountability and knowledge sharing Financial Information Month (FIM) October 2019 In 2019, the FIM partners agreed to observe the month of activities under the theme: Plan for Uncertainty…Make Insurance A Priority . This area of focus was thought to be fitting considering the vulnerabilities of the ECCB member countries to natural disasters and external shocks. Activities and programme throughout the month addressed the following sub-themes: Preparing for Uncertainty: Financial tools to help you protect everyone and everything you care about: ƒ The importance of preparing for unplanned events such as: loss of job, death of bread winner, loss of property due to disaster or financial difficulties, prolonged illness etc.; ƒ Social Security – Financial protection for you and your family; ƒ Understanding insurance coverage; and ƒ Financial products and services to assist individuals and businesses with preparing for uncertainties and protecting their assets. Rising Above the Storm: How to recover from financial setbacks: ƒ The role of financial institutions in promoting and sustaining economic growth in an environment where personal finances/income are vulnerable; ƒ Understanding the ECCU financial system; ƒ Weathering the Storm: How to hurricane-proof your property; ƒ Financial services and products that can assist individuals and businesses with recovering from adverse financial situations due to natural disasters and other external shocks; and ƒ How the Banking Act protects depositors. Primary School Mentorship Programme The ECCB Primary School Mentorship Programme continued successfully over the past year with the engagement of over 500 students from Grades four to six in the ECCB member countries. The goal for the coming year is to augment the programme by expanding its reach in the communities over the airwaves. In that regard, a pilot radio programme was launched in the Commonwealth of Dominica in March 2020 with the intention to roll-out the initiative in the remaining seven ECCB member countries by the end of the 2020-2021 financial year. ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition The Bank, in collaboration with the Regional Security SystemAsset Recovery Unit (RSS ARU), launched the 2 nd ECCB Creative Youth Competition for secondary school and community college students aged 13-19 in the ECCB member territories in November 2019.

Country Manager, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Sherma John and two of her co-hosts of the mentorship radio programme: Nikayla James and Elvon Clifton-John

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