LUCELEC SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
$10,000 for Training in Watershed Management

The St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) has provided ten thousand dollars in funding to the Caribbean Student Environmental Alliance. The money is to support a training programme for students and teachers in watershed management.
Through the training, students and teachers in St. Lucia will be taught how to evaluate and measure watersheds and develop a plan of action to implement improvements to water quality. The training is part of a wider Ridge to Reef Watershed Programme in support of four watersheds in St. Lucia. It is being implemented by the Caribbean Student Environmental Alliance (Caribbean SEA).
Caribbean SEA is an agency based in the United States which seeks to empower students to take care of, clean and protect watersheds and the environment around them. The organisation was formed in 2004 and began its work in St. Lucia with the support of LUCELEC. Since then the organisation has expanded its work in St. Lucia and to several Caribbean islands, attracting funding from other local and international organisations.

LUCELEC’s Corporate Communications Manager Roger Joseph says the donation is consistent with LUCELEC’s mission, part of which is to be a catalyst for social and economic development in St. Lucia. In fact, he added, one of areas in which the Company measures its performance is in the promotion of environmental stewardship.
“This includes compliance with national and international environmental standards on emissions and waste management, minimizing the Company’s impact on and reducing risks to the environment, and playing a leading role in the preservation and management of the environment within LUCELEC’s sphere of influence,” Joseph explained.
The donation was made through the LUCELEC Trust Company Inc., a special fund set aside for supporting worthy charitable, social, environmental, and educational projects.