FRC

The indigenization and popularization of the SDGs in Saint Lucia with a focus on environmental sustainability, poverty reduction and capacity development.

Closed Projects, Projects /

The Msgr. Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre continues to work towards its vision of promoting the role of culture as the centre of national development.   Following the global push towards sustainability, the FRC undertook a project, funded primarily by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), with co-funding from the World Association of Christian Communication (WACC), […]

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Safeguarding the Underwater Ecosystem for Our Livelihood

Closed Projects, Projects /

A project focusing on the protection and preservation of the undersea ecosystem.  A project by the Agro-ecological Caribbean Network (ARECNE) and Caribbean Grassroots Organizations in response to Global Warming in collaboration with WACC Global & the Folk Research Centre (FRC) Inc., Saint Lucia.  (Read more) Saint Lucia, like most island states, is dependent on two

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IKONS

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Publication of the commemorative poetry collection entitled “IKONS: New and Selected Poems” by John Robert Lee   The main purpose of this project is to publish a poetry collection entitled IKONS by the celebrated Saint Lucian poet John Robert Lee. Robert Lee’s poetry chronicles the changing historical and cultural landscape of Saint Lucia, and in

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Launch of Library Week 2023

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Today marks the official launch of Library Week 2023 in Saint Lucia. Let us take a look at some snippets from today’s launch. National Archivist, Margot Thomas (left of image) makes a presentation to the featured speaker, Keithlin Caroo of Helen’s Daughters Librarian Assistant at the FRC- Bernardia Vitalis FRC’s Librarian- Catherine Octave- Isaac

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Studies Conference

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The Studies Conference allows academic researchers to present the major goals and outcomes of their research on some aspect of St. Lucian social and cultural life.  The event seeks to promote a productive and informative exchange between researchers and St. Lucian citizens, including academics, historians, cultural specialists, and those working within the policy arena.  Third,

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Digitization Project

Ongoing Projects, Projects /

The Folk Research Centre has embarked on an ambitious program to digitize Its collection of artifacts, documentation and other content, to make them available online for greater access to the general public. The need for the Folk Research Centre to digitize their information collection and to make them available online cannot be over emphasized. One

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