Accelerating through the challenges The fiscal year of 2020-2021 presented its fair share of challenges while revealing new opportunities for OEF to accelerate and power forward with sustainable solutions for our island and nation.
Innovation (CTI), we expanded our technical training programs, increasing employment outcomes and fostering entrepreneurship by providing business grants and professional mentorship to students.
Still staggering from the aftershocks of an ongoing global health pandemic, countries around the region, including The Bahamas, have had to endure major disruptions in travel and tourism, our number one industry; an escalating health care crisis; a severe economic downturn; and mounting concerns around food security and our overall sustainability.
This year, we also established and sanctioned a fiveyear strategic plan for OEF. This strategic plan guides our growth, taking into account current realities and potential future shocks. It provides the framework to balance long-term impact with strategic agility, ensuring we remain responsive to the needs of our community while achieving our organisation’s big-picture goals.
The implications of these inescapable and unprecedented challenges left OEF with only one course of action: to accelerate through the turbulence…and accelerate we did! Over the last year, much has happened for which we can all be proud. Major capital projects transitioned from concept to construction on campus, including our revolutionary Cravo Cooling House (CCH) and 1,930 sq. ft. farmers market building. We donated two ambulances to South Eleuthera Emergency Partners (SEEP), extending emergency transport services across the island and into settlements in the North. OEF rallied with partners to provide an island-wide food distribution network that fed thousands in our community during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the Centre for Training and
8 | ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2020/2021
OEF remains steadfast and focused on leading the way with innovative solutions for Eleuthera and its people through the challenges of this pandemic and beyond. Every gift given is an investment in a sustainable future, backed by our resolute commitment to leverage our expertise, experience, and resources to drive results and impact lives on a local, national and regional level. On the following pages, you’ll find key highlights of the remarkable projects and partnerships that shaped our community footprint and accelerated our growth and impact this past fiscal year. Enjoy!
