REGIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus,Barbados
July 26th-July 29th. 2010
The Regional Youth Leadership Development Workshop organized by the Caribbean Council for the Blind (CCB) and Eye Care Caribbean with the kind sponsorship of the Perkins International IDP Programs was held for the purpose of empowering youths with visual impairments to assume leadership roles in Organizations of/for the Blind across the Caribbean. The objective decided at the outset was to enhance the leadership capacity of young persons with visual disability in the Caribbean Region, in preparation for their assumption of future leadership roles.
In preparation for the event, potential Delegates were asked to submit three short (one or two pages) essays on the following topics:
1. What value would you bring to your inclusion into a Leadership Program for persons with visual disability in the Caribbean Region?
2. How would you describe your personal vision and what actions are you taking to achieve your goal?
3. What would you most look for in a Leadership Training Workshop that would add to the enhancement of your personal experience?
Along with these essays, Delegates were required to be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old;
to have completed secondary school; and to have submitted a resume.
With all this in place, Non-Barbadian Delegates and Facilitators arrived on Sunday July 25th, 2010, the day before the Workshop started.
Day 1: Monday, July 26th, 2010