New Learning Resource Centre offers hope to vulnerable youth in Saint Lucia     

Published on Apr 28, 2025  

A new Learning Resource Centre is offering opportunities for academic and personal growth to vulnerable children and youth at the New Beginnings Transit Home in Saint Lucia.

The Learning Resource Centre a cheerful, renovated space equipped with desks, desktop and laptop computers, and an interactive, touchscreen television offers the young residents a safe and supportive environment for structured academic work, digital training and personal development.

In addition to the equipment, the Centre’s teaching staff received training in inclu- sive, technology-enabled instruction and cybersecurity to enable them to guide learners safely in an increasingly digital world.

Part of the Safety Nets for Vulnerable Populations Affected by the Coronavirus Project, a joint initiative of the Government of Saint Lucia, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Learning Resource Centre was officially opened on April 8, 2025 in Cas en Bas, Gros Islet, in the north of the island.

The Learning Resource Centre was funded through a $5.2-million loan from CDB’s Special Funds Resources from funds provided by the IDB to CDB under the Global Loan Programme to build health, social and economic resilience in member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States during the COVID-19 crisis.