The Garifuna Heritage Foundation Inc.

Founded
2001
Location
Villa, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
About
The Garifuna Heritage Foundation (TGHF) is an organisation formed in June 2001, that is dedicated to rebuilding and retrieving the Garifuna Heritage in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Company Overview
The Garifuna Heritage Foundation (TGHF) is a non-profit organization geared towards the identification and promotion of the Garifuna Culture and Heritage in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. In recent times we have been playing a pivotal role in bringing to the forefront of the national debate on cultural matters this aspect of our National Heritage. The Organization was formed in 2001 and has in the…See more
Description
The Garifuna Heritage Foundation Inc. (TGHF) is an organization formed in June 2001 which is dedicated to rebuilding and retrieving the Garifuna Heritage in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. We are legally registered as a non profit company under the Company Act of the Laws of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and our membership of over two hundred persons is drawn mainly from persons in St. Vincent a…See more
Mission
1. To enhance, promote, protect, and coordinate activities between Garifuna people in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and other persons promoting the interests of the Garifuna Culture in the Caribbean, the USA and Central America.

2. To implement projects and programmes geared towards building a fund for the promotion of Garifuna cultural practices in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the improvement of the socio-economic condition of communities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines which have significance to the preservation of the Garifuna people and Culture.

3. To mobilize the expertise and talents of diverse individuals int he Caribbean and elsewhere and to harness their creative energies in establishing and maintaining such funds geared towards promoting Garifuna cultural practices and traditions and improving the socio-economic condition of communities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines which have significance to the preservation of the Garifuna Culture

4. To promote activities which enhance interests in the history and anthropology of the Garifuna at a regional and international level.

5. To provide technical, advisory and other services aimed at integrating the Garifuna culture and experience into the Caribbean Civilization.

6. To maintain such Collections of printed, audiovisual and electronic materials, register and databases as will enable the Foundation to fulfill it’s mission.

7. To develop a supportive network of institutions which serve to promote and facilitate the dissemination and exchange of information on all matters affecting the Garifuna Culture.
Awards
Garifuna Heritage Award
(Garifuna Coalition Inc. USA )

Certificate of Merit
(Presented by Ruben Diaz Jr. President of the Borough of the Bronx)
Products
Institution Building Programme
Training and Development Programme
Public Education and Research Programme
Economic Sustainability Programme
Advocacy
Email
tghfoundationsvg@yahoo.com
Phone
1 784 456 2124