The National Youth Council of Dominica is proud to announce that Ms. Annel Lewis and Mr. Eardley Pierre have been appointed as Dominica’s CARICOM Youth Ambassadors.
Ms. Lewis and Mr. Pierre’s appointment and CARICOM Youth Ambassador takes place from August 2017 to July 2018. CARICOM Youth Ambassadors are appointed by the Cabinet of Heads of Government (CHOG) of the respective Caribbean country and mandated to:
- represent to the regional policy and programmatic framework the views and voices of youth in each Caribbean country; and
- translate regional strategies and priorities into national activities which will improve the well-being of youth
The main aim of the CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme is to educate young people about and encourage their participation in regional integration and development and advise policymakers on formulating development policies and programmes which address youth needs and concerns. Ms. Lewis and Mr. Pierre will serve as ex-officio members on the board of the National Youth Council of Dominica.
The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme was launched in Saint Lucia in 1993 by the Heads of Government to mark the Twentieth Anniversary of CARICOM and was formally instituted in 1994. Since its inception, the Youth Ambassador Programme has contributed to increased youth knowledge and awareness of CARICOM issues and priorities; has raised the profile of young people at the national and regional levels; and has assisted in integrating the views and perspectives of young people from across the Region into national, regional and international policy and programmes.
Members of the National Youth Council of Dominica Secretariat and Executive Board would like to congratulate Mr. Pierre and Ms. Lewis on their appointment as CARICOM Youth Ambassadors
I hope all you do actual work for empowering youth. New innovative programs that have actual impact.
Kindly note that the age range for youth within the CARICOM, the COMMONWEALTH and NATIONAL ranges from 15 to 35.
Thereafter, the person will not be considered a youth. Kindly gather the right information, before asking the question and not even congratulating the successful candidates.
Personally, I think its time we start thinking positive and stop highlighting something unworthy or negative.
Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Eardley and Annel. I wish you all well. Please remember to call on the people to help you succeed in your position. Visit as many communities as possible. Create surveys and host group discussion.
How is a 33 year old a youth?
I have nothing against you, but I just find 33 is not youth.
No name please educate me how would you describe a 33 year old you said 33 is not youth . This age will definitely not fall under the middle age category neither can it fall under elderly . So tell me where would you place it , just asking
johnnie boy id place that in the grown hardback category. If i may, the word youth is defined as period of transition from the dependence of childhood to adulthood’s independence. This definition is from the UNESCO site. Google defines it as the period between childhood and adult age. So at 33, you are NO LONGER YOUTH. Just