Barrack Obama’s inspiring Presidential campaign slogan ‘Yes You Can’, may now become a mantra in the community of Castle Bruce as the youth have now formed themselves into an advocacy network.
The young people will be launching the Youth and Community Advocacy Network (YouCAN) on August 21, 2010 at the Castle Bruce Primary School commencing at 6 pm.
YouCAN, the brainchild of the Caribbean Child Support Initiative (CCSI), is an attempt by that programme to get youth from varying Caribbean islands in which the Roving Caregivers Programme (RCP) operates, to unite and advocate for good quality early childhood development (ECD) and family support services in their respective communities as well as to highlight youth’s active involvement and contributions to community and national socio-economic development through the RCP.
The purpose of the YouCAN therefore, is to engage in discourse and advocate on the behalf of young children and families living in disadvantaged circumstances where ECD services are not available or accessible to them.
Castle Bruce’s YouCAN see as their main focus the empowering and equipping of young persons with the skills and opportunities they need to make positive contributions to their communities. Specifically the group seeks to make a difference in the lives of young children and youth in Castle Bruce so that they may become competent and caring adults as well as to provide pertinent information to parents and families, teachers and all community leaders about the benefits of early childhood development. It also encourages youth-led and youth-designed community projects that seek to help young people aged 13-29 to develop leadership, social and other life skills. Additionally, YouCAN seeks to empower children and youth toward making a positive difference in their communities by providing them with the necessary education and skills to take action. These opportunities include community events and extra-curricular activities.
The launch will feature the youth of Castle Bruce displaying their talents in song, poetry and dance. Specially invited guests include The Honourable Johnson Drigo, Parliamentary Secretary in Ministry of Public Works, Energy and Ports, Director of ChildFund Caribbean Mr. Francis Joseph and RCP Coordinator, Nisbertha Buffong.
Upcoming activities for this group include, but not limited to, a reading programme for children in the 8-12 year age group, the painting of a mural in the community that represents good family values and a Castle Bruce beautification project.
The overall purpose of the young people of YouCAN Castle Bruce “is to make a difference and change lives for the better,” emphasized Miss Elma Boland, the group’s president.
tHIS IS A GREAT PROJECT FOR OUR YOUTH .HOPE THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME.
I wish you all the best of luck! Great idea
YouCAN!
CONGRATS: The young people, not only the young need encouragement. YES You CAN is a good slogan to enlighten the young minds that whatever they put their minds to can be acheived. A young mind need to be empowered to face life challenges. These young minds are tomorrow leaders.
For the negative responders what are your contribution?
@RICK ROSS: Are you a sick-o or what. Please!
@Rick Ross GREAT POST BOSS
@ Rick Ross:
Did you read the ariticle or did u only read the words “yes you can”? Come on, this is very positive for our community and me being a member from that constituency is very proud of our young people. Congrats Ustelle and others. Keep the fire burning, Remember, “It only takes a spark”…..
@RICK ROSS:
Why did you have to turn something so positive into something negative. This article barely had any thing to do with Obama. A simple: “congratulations” or “that’s great!” would have been better! Jeez!!
TO RICK ROSS YOU THINK BARRACK OBAMA IS JESUS CHRIST TO JUST COME AND FIX EVERY THING.REMEMBER HE IS HUMAN JUST LIKE YOU AND I.MAN WILL ALWAYS FAIL PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO PUT YOUR TRUST IN MAN.SO YOU NEED TO SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND ALL OTHER THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU.AND CONGRATS TO YES YOU CAN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORKS.
Barrack Obama’s inspiring Presidential campaign slogan ‘Yes You Can’
This group should stay far away form anything Barack Hussein Obama has or had said.
Yes you can has now become “no we can’t” or “Yes you can suffer in America” as long as Hussein Obama is there