Integrated Health Outreach (IHO) has announced the launch of an eight-week Arts & Crafts Making for Business course, offering 30 scholarships aimed at empowering local residents with practical, income-generating skills.
Applications opened on December 12, 2025, and will close on January 15, 2026. Successful applicants will receive hands-on training in soapmaking, candlemaking, resin crafts, and flower pressing during twice-weekly, in-person sessions at the former BBC Relay Station in the Lightfoot area, beginning February 2, 2026.
The programme is part of the IHO-implemented CBF EbA Caribbean Project, supported by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund, and is designed to promote sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience within Nelson’s Dockyard National Park.
Residents of Liberta, Falmouth, Cobbs Cross, English Harbour, Spring Hill, Patterson, Fishers, Doigs, Barters, and Cherry Hill are especially encouraged to apply, as these communities fall within the project’s primary focus area. Applicants from neighbouring communities may also be considered if space allows.
Applicants will be required to complete basic eligibility questions and explain why they should be selected for the programme. IHO Communications Officer Kieron Murdoch said interest is already growing and urged applicants to make a strong case, noting that the course offers valuable skills for both existing entrepreneurs and individuals seeking additional income opportunities.
The Arts & Crafts course is one of several initiatives under the CBF EbA Caribbean Project, which also includes beekeeping training, ecotourism programmes, scuba diving scholarships, and support for coral restoration and ecosystem management efforts in collaboration with the National Parks Authority.
Interested persons can apply via the IHO application portal before the January 15 deadline.
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Chups I hate when u have to explain to people why you deserve to be in their program. Is either you want me or you dont
With respect, that sort of idiotic mentaility is probably preventing you for accessing opportunities which could benefit you. You are competitng for opportunties for development and growth with many other people. Someone is offering an opportunity to learn at no cost. And you think it is unreasonable for them to ask you to say why you would be a good student? Or why the skills would make an impact in your life?
“It’s either you want me or you dont”. Of course they don’t want you. Because they have no clue who the fu** you are. They don’t know if you’re a lazy entitled bum who will stop half way through the course and waste an opportunity that someone else could have benefted from. They don’t know if you’re someone who desperately needs this opportunity to make more income or if you are just a hobbyist who wouldn’t bother using the skills for actual trade and commerce. So yes, of course they’re gonna ask you to justify why you should get the opportunity.
What kind of dunce thinking is it to say “Chups I hate when u have to explain to people why you deserve to be in their program. Is either you want me or you don’t. You sound entitled. And you sound like if you even finished the course (for free) you’d be ungrateful. You are entitled to absolutely nothing. You want the opportunity? Put in the effort. All they asked you to do is write some lines on why you’d be a good pick. And that bothers you?
Are you illiterate?
If successful, this should be expanded.
Why broadcast saying citizens then naming the communities that are targeted. Aren’t we all citizens?