International Family Planning Perspectives | |
Strategies Adopted by Caribbean Family Planning |
TABLE 1. Total amount and percentage distribution of funding obtained by family planning associations in selected Caribbean countries, by source, 1997 and 1998 | ||||||||
Source | Barbados | Grenada | Jamaica* | Trinidad and Tobago* | ||||
1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | |
Total funding (in US$) | 591,878 | 680,444 | 166,671 | 127,017 | 358,273 | 397,994 | 741,120 | 783,435 |
Percentage distribution | ||||||||
Government subsidy | 57.0 | 57.0 | na | 1.4 | na | na | 21.5 | 20.3 |
IPPF | 19.8 | 12.2 | 55.5 | 56.4 | 40.4 | 43.9 | 34.5 | 25.9 |
Other international | 0.5 | na | 12.7 | na | 15.8 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 14.9 |
Release of inventory funds | 2.2 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 3.7 | na | na |
Release of fixed-asset funds | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | na | na |
Contraceptive sales and fees | 15.0 | 19.3 | 10.1 | 16.3 | 20.1 | 24.6 | na | na |
Fund-raising | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 1.8 | na | na |
Membership and subscription | na | na | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | na | na |
Other | 3.2 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 18.0 | 36.2 | 38.9 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
*Approximate conversion from local currency using average exchange rates for 1998. Source: United Nations (UN), World Statistics Pocketbook, 1999, New York: UN, 2000. Note: na=not applicable. |
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