REPAIR TO DAMAGED HOME
STATUS: COMPLETED
Ministry Partner: Ministry of Health and Social Development
Project Number: 157
Project Start Date: May 2019
Project End Date: January 2020
Duration: 8 months
Contractor: Attention to Detail Construction
Budget: $208,000
Funding Source: BVI Government
BACKGROUND
With so much of the housing stock damaged or destroyed by the hurricanes, the Ministry of Health and Social Development launched the Housing Recovery Programme to provide grants, loans and funding to help vulnerable families rebuild their houses. The RDA is working with the Ministry to implement aspects of the programme.
EVALUATING VALUE FOR MONEY
One of the core roles of the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) is ensuring Value for Money (VfM) in the delivery of programmes and projects aimed toward recovery and development of the Virgin Islands.
Activity
The RDA has worked with the Ministry of Health to deliver its programme by supporting the Ministry to conduct a social and technical assessment of the families/households that applied for assistance, to determine those that qualify for assistance. The agency also repaired one home on Virgin Gorda. This home was on the list to receive a temporary home, but it was determined that making the existing structure watertight and providing it with basic utilities would result in greater value for money. The RDA can implement repairs to homes confirmed as eligible through the assessment process, once funding is available.
Result
Work with the Ministry resulted in the repairs to one home on Virgin Gorda and eligibility assessments conducted for 90 households by the RDA on behalf of the Ministry.
Budget
$208,000 provided by the Government of the Virgin Islands.
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