About Us

Folk Research Centre Building at Mount PleasantTHE FOLK RESEARCH CENTRE

The Folk Research Centre (FRC) is a non-governmental organization established in 1973 to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of St. Lucia. The Centre was registered as a non-profit company in 1985. FRC has sought to promote the role of folk arts as a vehicle for change and to illustrate the development potential of cultural heritage particularly in the field of education and in economic development

OBJECTIVES

The main objectives of the Folk Research Centre are:
  1. to promote research into St. Lucia's culture;
  2. to explore and clarify the role of culture in the development of our people;
  3. to contribute to the cultural development of our people
FRC seeks to empower people for self-actualization through the promotion and development of St. Lucian culture and the revitalization of the ‘koudmen’ spirit of cooperation. Integral to this mandate is the commitment of the preservation and promotion of the spiritual values which sustain cultural identity.

FRC seeks to initiate and respond to social, political and economic change with a view to creating a more just and humane society. As an advocate of responsible stewardship of cultural heritage and resources, FRC will promote creativity, productivity and self sustainability as goals in development. It will establish mechanism to help transmit culture to future generations.

FRC is dedicated to participating and networking with local, regional and international groups with similar aims and objectives, in order to promote global understanding of the role of culture in development.