The ELEVATE Programme was officially launched on Thursday December 21st.
In July 2023, the Elevate Programme officially replaced the Alternative Lifestyle Pathways Programme, commonly referred to as the Peace Programme. The Peace programme was introduced in March 2019, under the-then Team Unity Administration, with the aim of helping at-risk individuals and gang members, to make a transition from a life of crime to a productive lifestyle, through alternative ventures such as entrepreneurship etc.
Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Ms. Naeemah Hazelle told the VONNEWSLINE in July that “ELEVATE” features three options namely: “elevation through training and certification, elevation through capacity building (or development of skills) and elevation through entrepreneurship.”