Regional Leader Level One (LL1) Workshop hosted by Kicking Aids Out - Caribbean office represents a milestone in sport for development in the Caribbean.

The Leader Level One regional workshop hosted by the Kicking Aids Out - Caribbean office is a platform for sharing ideas, seeking ways to overcome challenges, discussing emerging issues, needs and trends when it comes to training, support and integration of the life skills component in the existing organizational structures in the Caribbean. It seeks also to explore collaborative opportunities and strengthening of existing structures in the Caribbean with a focus on aligning support systems and trainings to the Kicking AIDS Out Training Pathway.

 

Leaders from all over the region ; Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Jamaica, St. Kitts, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana are expected to lead Kicking Aids Out activities in their islands. This Caribbean 'melting pot' of youth leaders consists of truly talented, experienced, hard working and excited young people who are looking forward to just over one week of training activities.

 

The workshop takes place from Friday 6th August to Saturday 14th August 2010 at Cascadia Hotel and Conference Centre in Trinidad. The facilitators include Claudia Noel, Francine Mc Donald, Tricia Forde and Ato Rockcliffe (Trinidad and Tobago Alliance for Sport & Physical Education).

 

"Its good a feeling whenever our Caribbean brothers and sisters get together to discuss issues that affect regional development, I look forward to working with them as we take up the challenge to address issues surrounding HIV/AIDS, gender and sexuality." Shallona Shallowe, Regional Coordinator.

 

Written by S. Shallowe