by One Eleuthera Foundation | Jul 18, 2016 | Economic Development, Signature
Rationale:In the first quarter of 2014, One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF) committed to support the establishment of a Cooperative Credit Union to assist with empowering residents of Eleuthera by promoting savings, shareholdings, financial services and counselling, and...
by One Eleuthera Foundation | Feb 16, 2016 | Economic Development, Partners in Education - PIE, Signature
Rationale:Nearly 50% of seniors at public high schools in The Bahamas do not meet the requirements to graduate with a diploma, and are instead awarded leaving certificates which hold no value. A survey of one particular high school on Eleuthera revealed that 70% of...
by One Eleuthera Foundation | Jul 24, 2014 | Economic Development, Signature
Rationale:On the island of Eleuthera, there is a huge lack of training mechanisms and resources for potential and existing entrepreneurs. As a result of this deficiency, persons are unable to successfully start, maintain and sustain a business. Secondly, even...
by One Eleuthera Foundation | Mar 20, 2014 | Pathway to Wellness - PTW, Signature
Rationale:Statistics state that breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in the Bahamas. The island of Eleuthera is no exception. According to Judith Hurley, M.D, Breast Cancer Unit, University of Miami, nearly 45% of Bahamian women who are...
by One Eleuthera Foundation | Dec 16, 2013 | Environmental Sustainability, Signature
Rationale:This pristine place of outstanding beauty is currently not protected and is being marketed as a potential site for gated development. This much-loved part of the island is in current danger of being ruined forever if it is not PROTECTED NOW.Lighthouse...
by One Eleuthera Foundation | Dec 16, 2013 | Pathway to Wellness - PTW, Signature
Rationale:According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), “The Bahamas is experiencing a shift in its epidemiologic patterns away from deaths due to communicable diseases and toward those caused by chronic non-communicable diseases, AIDS and AIDS-related...
