May marked Mental Health Awareness Month, a crucial period for spotlighting mental health issues and combating associated stigmas. Recognizing that mental health is as vital as physical well-being is paramount. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it threw education systems around the world into chaos. In Suriname, the closure of schools amplified existing challenges, leaving … [Read more...] about Healing Hearts and Shaping Futures: IDB Lab’s HYPE project journey in Suriname
Shreshta Chotelal
Shreshta Chotelal is an implementation and change management specialist. Since 2018 she is employed as a consultant with the Inter-American Development Bank in Suriname. She is providing operational and analytical support for interventions to stimulate the growth of the private sector in Suriname, specifically focused on IDB Lab and Compete Caribbean II. She has been working on private sector projects for more than a decade, giving her a substantial amount of experience in this sector. She also led various research projects on private sector development at the Department of Business Management at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname.
Training Guardians of Suriname’s Mangrove Forests
Suriname, the world’s most forested nation, boasts a diverse and rich ecosystem that includes vital mangrove forests along its coastline. Like a hidden magical realm, the magnificent mangrove ecosystems hold the secrets to a thriving world beneath the waves. These mangrove ecosystems play a crucial role in supporting biodiversity, mitigating climate change, and … [Read more...] about Training Guardians of Suriname’s Mangrove Forests
Reigniting Empowerment of tribal women in Suriname
Please join us on a small adventure where the only thing you need to pack is your imagination… Imagine the tropical Amazonian rainforest of Suriname with dense canopies of vegetation and through the dense forest flows a beautiful river called the Suriname River. Across the rapids and through one of the many sandy banks of this river you will find the entrance to the village … [Read more...] about Reigniting Empowerment of tribal women in Suriname
Painting rice green: Precision farming in Suriname
It is often said that technology and the arts have a long and special relationship that permeates all stages of human development. Art is even part of the word technology - the word 'technology' stems from two Greek words Techne (art, skill, craft) and logos (discourse, thought, principle). Given this close relationship between art and technology it is not surprising that in … [Read more...] about Painting rice green: Precision farming in Suriname
Exploring the potential of Finclusion in Suriname
Finclusion is a combination of the words Financial Inclusion and FinTech. It is used to describe FinTech-driven financial inclusion. In this blog, we summarize the main findings of our paper on Financial Inclusion and FinTech in Suriname. What is financial inclusion? Financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have access to financial products and services … [Read more...] about Exploring the potential of Finclusion in Suriname