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BSO Success Highlights
Caribbean Network of Services Coalitions
The Caribbean Network of Services Coalitions was formed in
2010 under a Pro€nvest funded coalition-strengthening project.
As the regional coalitions and services champion, the CNSC
was founded to encourage closer collaboration among the
region’s service organizations in an effort to raise awareness
on services issues, including joint lobbying and advocacy
efforts, generate support at national and regional levels for the
coalition movement, and to share best practices. Ultimately, the
Network’s interest is in the development of the region’s services
industries. To date, CNSC’s membership comprises 16 members:
Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname,
and Trinidad and Tobago.
Within the framework of the 10th EDF, Caribbean Export’s work
with the CNSC has primarily been in partnership with GIZ, and
support provided directly to the national CSIs, the Agency
has also sponsored the Network’s planning and networking
sessions. In 2014, Caribbean Export continued its cooperation
GIZ to launch two projects for the Caribbean services sector: CSI
Sustainability Framework, and the Services Exporters Train the
Trainer Programme.
The CSI Sustainability Framework seeks to identify key actions
or activities that will support sustainability, and will also
address other institutional strengthening needs. The Framework
will focus on a more cohesive approach to meeting the needs
of SME service providers, while collaborating fully with all key
stakeholders including sector associations, TPOs and donor
agencies. The Sustainability Frameworkwill be based on practical
strategies utilised by other member-based international TSOs,
and will feature a menu of sustainability enhancing activities
and initiatives, and an implementation plan for each of these
activities. In addition to significant improvement in member
services, another key result of this project will be enhanced
harmonisation of efforts between CSIs, reducing duplication and
maximising on resources.