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Barbados’ newly appointed CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, Java Sealy and Meghan Theobalds whose tenure started on February 1 and goes to July 31, 2022, are eager to get started on their task of engaging, empowering, and educating Barbadian and regional youth about their community.
They say they are honoured to have been chosen and despite having to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, they intend to utilise technology to reach and engage their audience.
“It is a privilege for me to be appointed the male CARICOM Youth Ambassador. I’m very optimistic and excited about my appointment, because in many ways, it legitimises my opportunity to influence the young people who I feel so passionately about as a collective. I’m even more passionate about being able to fly and encourage others to fly the CARICOM flag higher in our own communities. It’s always an honour to be called to serve, despite the amount of work that goes unseen to successfully execute
Newly appointed CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, Java Sealy (left) and Meghan Theobalds (right)
Barbados has two new CARICOM Youth Ambassadors – Meghan Theobalds and Java Sealy – who will serve for the period February 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022.
As part of their duties, Ambassadors Theobalds and Sealy will engage in advocacy, outreach and peer-to-peer education locally, with support from the Division of Youth Affairs (DYA).
They will also be contributing to technical and policymaking meetings convened by CARICOM organs and institutions and partner agencies.
Theobalds holds a Bachelor’s in Management and Organisational Studies and is currently pursuing a Masters in (Regional) Integration Studies at the University of the West Indies.