Young people from various parts of the Caribbean and Anguilla, on Wednesday this week, climaxed the 7th Regional Youth Camp hosted by the local Red Cross with a march in the central and upper areas of The Valley.

The youth march at starting point

The march, according to Camp Coordinator, Jennyville Smith, was to raise awareness of climate change and to empower the youth to contribute towards making the world a better place and a more productive environment.

The Camp has as its theme “Youth in Action Educating, Motivating and Empowering.” It was attended by 38 participants from Curacao, Santo Domingo, St. Kitts, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Anguilla.

Minister of Social Development, the Hon. Edison Baird, thanked them for participating in what he described as having been an excellent workshop. He hoped that the skills they were exposed to would be used to benefit the people in the respective territories.

Marching band and others

The one-week Camp sessions related to Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change, HIV and AIDS awareness, Water Safety, Youth Empowerment and the seven fundamental principles of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. The sessions were facilitated by the Department of Environment, the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Dr. O.M. Linda Banks and local Red Cross volunteers.

Speakers at the opening ceremony on July 14 included members of the Junior Red Cross including Brittany Jeffers, Chairperson; Giselle Bartlette, Jiva Niles and Susan Hodge, Vice President of the Anguilla Red Cross.

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