youth ambassadors
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CSME AWARENESS, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE WORKSHOPS FOR CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The communication and advocacy skills of CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) are being sharpened to play a greater role in the Region, particularly in the realm of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). In this context, CYAs will converge 8-10 July in Saint Lucia, for an intensive workshop on Sustainable Livelihoods for Caribbean Youth.…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS DEVISE HIV/AIDS STRATEGIES WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A number of strategies geared to increase awareness, training and the capacity strengthening of several communities within one of Guyana’s remote regions have been mapped out by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) during their recent trip to the Iwokrama Conservation and Development Reserve. The CYAs met with youths representing various communities located both…
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CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Examine Biodiversity, Healthy Lifestyle Project In Central Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A group of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYA)are presently in Guyana working with their peers from across the Region to develop strategies to fight against HIV/AIDS. This they are doing while at the same time observing Guyana’s biodiversity, by journeying to the central part of the country for a three-day visit to the…
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YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO SPEAK ON REGIONAL COURT, SINGLE MARKET & HIV/AIDS
A new group of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors, selected from among their peers across the Region, will participate in a four-day strategic planning workshop beginning Saturday 31st July 2004 in St Kitts and Nevis. The young persons will be inducted into the Ambassadorship Programme at a function scheduled to take place at the headquarters of the Eastern Caribbean Central…
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REGIONAL YOUTH AMBASSADORS CALL ON CARICOM TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR BROADER PARTICIPATION OF YOUTH
After ten days of intensive discussions on a variety of issues related to youth empowerment, Hon. Walter Sandriman, Minister of Education and Community Development of Suriname brought the Caribbean Regional Youth Ambassador Conference to a close. In his address, the Minister placed emphasis on the role of leadership in the Region and noted that success hinged on challenging or accepting…
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THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARIBBEAN YOUTH : SPEECH BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING OF THE CARICOM REGIONAL YOUTH AMBASSADORS WORKSHOP, 19-28 AUGUST 2002, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
His Excellency, President Venetiaan Members of the Council of Ministries Members of Development Organisations Honourable Guests Youth Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen Good afternoon/Hoodamida! It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary General and staff of the Caribbean Community and to address this important regional youth assembly. While the mandate for the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Programme…
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CARICOM INDUCTS TWENTY-SEVEN YOUTH AMBASSADORS
Twenty-seven Regional Youth Ambassadors of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and one Associate Member were inducted in a ceremony in Paramaribo, Suriname Monday 19August, 2002. The Ambassadors made their pledge to take full advantage of the opportunities to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the challenges which confront nationals of CARICOM to use their talents, energies and resources to act as…
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