The Caribbean Diaspora Skills Directory CIC (Community Interest Company) was set up to coordinate a project to harness the professional skills of the Caribbean Diaspora to provide support, contacts and networks as a resource for the Caribbean. Phase one of the project is aimed at preparing a directory to serve as a valuable database in times of natural disaster.
The project grew from discussions at a 2016 conference on ‘Caribbean 2030’, sponsored by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI), the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Wilton Park, an Executive Agency of FCO, the UK-based Caribbean Council and the Jamaica National Foundation. Some of the participants met regularly in the subsequent year to fine tune the idea of a professional skills base which would serve the Caribbean, its Diaspora and organisations interested in the Caribbean.
