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(CARICOM), Press Release
April 20th, 2021 Several agencies, as well as regional and international organisations operating in the Caribbean are collaborating to host events to observe Girls in ICT Day this year. The Day will be observed primarily virtually this year under the international theme ‘Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures’.
The CARICOM Girls in ICT partnership Steering Committee is hosting the virtual events via
Zoom (Meeting ID: 924 4826 3625; PASSCODE: 406634) and Facebook Live on the CARICOM page will be held around an adapted theme, ‘Connecting CARICOM Girls; Creating Brighter Futures”.
A panel of speakers on the day itself,
Thursday, 22 April 2021, comprises girls and women who are influencers and practitioners in the information and communication technology field. Discussants during the virtual event from 10 am to 2pm will be:
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London – The creation of climate-smart farms not only got Grenadian Bevon Chadel Charles the attention of the Commonwealth but earned her an award at the Commonwealth Youth Awards this year.
Two other regional youth – Dr Camir Ricketts and Brent Alexander Scotland – have stood out as COVID-19 heroes for their efforts in addressing the challenges posed by the pandemic in their communities.
The annual Commonwealth Youth Awards recognise the contributions of young people whose projects are transforming lives in their communities and helping achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
And when five young people were named regional winners for their exceptional work on promoting clean energy, good health, food security and quality education, Charles was among them, taking a bow for her work as the founder of Akata Farms, an organisation which builds self-sustainable farms across the Caribbean – an effort which focuses on SDG two – zero hu
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