Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Business Development & Planning

Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Business Development & Planning

The EXPAND team is working with the JSIF Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Project in nine communities across Jamaica to increase market access for micro and small rural agricultural producers and tourism service providers.

In this project, EXPAND is 1) assisting community groups to assess their businesses and to prepare the business plans necessary to access REDI funding, and 2) providing ongoing business management and monitoring support during and after the REDI investments are made.

The REDI Project’s main goal is to contribute to the economic development of the Jamaican agricultural and tourism sectors.

To achieve this goal, REDI provides grant funds to community groups throughout Jamaica to start new businesses or to build existing businesses operating in the agriculture or tourism sectors.