{"id":307487,"date":"2023-08-31T11:40:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T15:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=307487"},"modified":"2023-08-31T11:40:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T15:40:03","slug":"twenty-eight-28-young-persons-completed-the-kalinago-120-youth-disaster-managers-summer-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/twenty-eight-28-young-persons-completed-the-kalinago-120-youth-disaster-managers-summer-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty eight (28) young persons completed the Kalinago 120 Youth Disaster Managers Summer Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Participants of summer camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On August 25th 2023, 28 young persons received certificates of completion from the Kalinago 120 Youth Disaster Managers Summer Camp program held in the Kalinago Territory. The participants were residents of Atkinson\/Antrizel Sineku, Mahaut River,Gaulette River, St Cyr, Salybia, Crayfish River, Bataca and Touna Concord.<\/p>\n

The program was held from August 21st \u2013 25th, 2023 at the Salybia Primary School and was spearheaded by the Staff members of the Division of Kalinago Affairs under the Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernisation, Kalinago Upliftment and Constituency Empowerment.<\/p>\n

The program was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID\/BHA) represented by Mr. Cecil Shillingford \u2013 Disaster Risk Management Specialist.<\/p>\n

The \u201cKalinago 120 Youth Disaster Managers Summer Day Camp\u201d aims to educate young people about disaster management from hazards to which they may be vulnerable and to train them in basic emergency skills such as; introduction to First Aid, Fire Safety, CPR and Disaster preparedness best practices. Equipped with the skill sets
\nlearned in the classroom and during exercises, participants can assist others in their households, neighbourhood or schools following an event, when professional responders are not immediately available to help. At the closing ceremony Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernisation, Kalinago Upliftment and<\/p>\n

Constituency Empowerment Mrs. Sylvanie Burton encouraged participants to use this experience to support and help promote school emergency management programmes by serving as \u201cdisaster management champions\u201d in their respective Schools.<\/p>\n

The Kalinago Youth Disaster Managers Summer Day Camp course was conducted in a fun and interactive environment where the students not only received theoretical knowledge but also hands-on practical experiences.<\/p>\n