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Graduation Ceremony: Inter-Agency Network Youth Development Programme

 

 

Leaders Emerging in Kingston Communities
Graduates at the IAN Youth Development Programme for Community Development proudly stand with (seated from left to right) Executive Director, Morris Entrepreneurship Centre Mrs Hazel O’Connor; Community Facilitator, Social Development Commission, Ms Odeka Haughton; Learning and Development Officer (Acting), HEART NSTA Trust, Rokoya Johnson; Technical Specialist, Socio-Economic Development, CRP, PIOJ, Ms Charmaine Brimm; Research Officer, CRP, PIOJ Mrs Kimberley Wellington.

 

Twelve young leaders from the Kingston community of Trench Town and Tivoli Gardens were ecstatic when they received certificates of participation for the Kingston Inter-agency Network Youth Development Programme.

The event was held on March 8, 2022 in Kingston and attended in-person by eleven graduates. The course has prepared them be advocates for and skilled in managing initiatives that will be based on projects that are initiated within their communities. It also strengthened and motivated youth to become more involved in the community development process.

The programme is supported by the PIOJ Community Renewal Programme (PIOJ CRP) as a response to improving project management in community development committees (CDCs) of targeted communities. It also delivers project management fundamental knowledge to enterprising youth in those communities. HEART NSTA, Northern Caribbean University Morris Entrepreneurship Centre, the HOPE programme, the Social Development Commission and the Project Management Global Institute were the partners.

 

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The Inter-Agency Network Youth Development Programme Graduation Ceremony

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OVERVIEW
Ms Charmaine Brimm, Technical Specialist, Socioeconomic Development,
Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica

GREETINGS
Social Development Commission (SDC)

GREETINGS
Mrs  Sherrone Lobban, Chief Executive Officer, Project Management Global Institute (PMGI) 

GREETINGS
Northern Caribbean University (NCU)

GREETINGS
Ms Barbara Scott, Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica

TESTIMONIAL
Mr Samika Prendergast

MAIN ADDRESS
Rev Dr Sherone Smith-Sanchez, President, Talawah Turf International  

TESTIMONIAL
Ms Zann Locke, Trench Town CDC

VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS
Mr Lennordo Green, Trench Town CDC

 

Lennordo Green
Building A Community Takes Patience
Valedictorian of the Kingston Inter-agency Network Youth Development Programme, Lennordo Green reflected that having patience is a part of growing an organization and building project reputation. “We have seen these challenges when running the Trench Town Youth Empowerment Programme for teenage persons. I was able to give back to my community and help with the development of younger personnel,” he said at the ceremony on March 8 2022. The $15 million programme span two years and was organized by the Planning Institute of Jamaica Community Renewal Programme (PIOJ CRP) in partnership with the HEART NSTA, Northern Caribbean University Morris Entrepreneurship Centre, the HOPE programme the Social Development Commission and the Project Management Global Institute