VisitToco.com, the Website serving the business community of the Toco region (Matura to Matelot), is an initiative of the Business Development Company (BDC) of Trinidad and Tobago  and is made possible in part by funding from the Organisation of American States (OAS). 

The Website is an outcome of two joint OAS/BDC initiatives

• The 2001/2002 Mission Enterprise project, which provided an economic assessment of the Toco region and stimulated a networking process which resulted in the formation of the Matura to Matelot Network of NGOs. 

• The 2003 Knowledge Network Project for Toco which sought to stimulate business and entrepreneurial activity in the economically depressed rural communities of Toco by using Information Technology to overcome or offset the inherent economic disadvantages faced by businesses in these relatively remote communities

Stakeholders Against Destruction for Toco (SAD), a community based NGO committed to sustainable development and prosperity in the Matura to Matelot region, was selected by the BDC in a competitive tendering process to act as the consultant for the implementation of the Knowledge Network Project.   

The Knowledge Network Project seeks both to redress the information and knowledge gaps experienced by rural communities and their businesses and to provide an opportunity for marketing local goods and services to a wider audience.   

A Needs Assessment conducted during July 2003 has identified strong support from the business community for both these objectives.  Some of these businesses are already featured on the Website and we expect that many more will join them in the near future.  

Network staff are available at our centre at …………. From x am to y pm and will be happy to discuss your needs and objectives.  Alternatively, you can complete the Business Information form [insert hyperlink] and return it via email to info@visittoco.com

The Network’s Managers are also continuously striving to identify and incorporate in the Members’ Section information that may be useful to businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs in the Toco region.   If you have any information or articles which you think would be useful, please send them to info@visittoco.com or call our Centre at 670-2524.