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A poul­try farm­ing project de­signed to give young adults with dis­abil­i­ties re­al job skills and in­come op­por­tu­ni­ties is now up and run­ning at the La­dy Ho­choy South Home in Gas­par­il­lo.

The Healthy Ed­u­ca­tion Nu­tri­tion Project, known as Project H.E.N., blends agri­cul­ture, vo­ca­tion­al train­ing and hands-on work ex­pe­ri­ence to pre­pare par­tic­i­pants for em­ploy­ment while sup­port­ing the Home’s food sup­ply.

The ini­tia­tive forms part of a TT$600,000 In­no­va­tion Chal­lenge for Per­sons with Dis­abil­i­ties, fund­ed through a part­ner­ship be­tween Dig­i­cel Foun­da­tion and the Glob­al En­vi­ron­ment Fa­cil­i­ty Small Grants Pro­gramme.