CARICOM Youth Ambassadors from five (5) Member States, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago, will soon begin local projects focused on addressing the health effects of climate change, increasing awareness and education on the issues and providing Caribbean young people with hands-on experience on climate and health justice.
CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) and regional youth leaders spent four engaging days (23-26 April) at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, where they built their capacity to effect change on climate change and health issues. As part of the Pan American Health Organisation’s (PAHO) Climate Change and Health Project (CCH), young leaders across the Region are receiving education, funding, and training to create and implement projects in their communities that will address these critical issues.
The unprecedented economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased youth unemployment. To combat the situation, the Youth Development Programme, Human and Social Development Directorate of the CARICOM Secretariat developed and designed the “Aspiring Youth Empowerment Programme” (AYEP), which consisted of training and mentorship.
Fifty years is a noteworthy accomplishment for an integration movement, particularly in a Region which has its foundation on colonialism and in which Member States continue to grapple with prevailing issues of climate change, crime, poverty, and unemployment. Notwithstanding, Caribbean countries continue to display an unprecedented degree of tenacity and resilience. As we reflect on the past 49 years, significant efforts have been made by CARICOM to involve and include young people, its largest demographic.
The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme (CYAP) marks its 30th anniversary this year. The CYAP was initially the Regional Youth Ambassador Programme (RYAP) and was launched at the Conference of Heads of Government during the 20th Anniversary of signing the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1993.
Remarks by Ms. Renee Atwell, Dean of the CARICOM Youth Ambassador Corps at the commemorative activities at Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, 4 July 2023
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is pleased to announce that we have officially partnered with the Nestlé Anglo-Dutch Caribbean on holding the Nestlé Caribbean Youth Summit on October 5th & 6th, 2021. The theme for this virtual Youth Summit: Empower Youth to act NOW is aligned with CARICOM’s mandate to empower the region’s youth through the creation of programmes that expand youth capacity and competency.
This document aims to provide a road map for adolescent health and well-being with recommendations and implementation considerations for policymakers and planners in Member Sta
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