Members of CYEN, Bahamas Chapter participated in World Cleanup Day along with several NGOs in New Providence, Bahamas on September 17th 2022. The aim of World Cleanup Day is to raise awareness of our mismanaged waste crisis by mobilising all spheres of society to participate in cleanup actions. During this cleanup, members collected more than ten bags which included paper, bottes, car parts, and plastics, among other things.
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The first ever Regional Conference of Youth on Climate Change was held in Nassau, Bahamas from July 6th-8th 2022. RCOY was organised by the Office of the Prime Minister in partnership with several stakeholders, under the theme: ‘One Ocean. One Climate. One Future. Our Collective Pathway to COP27- Centering Caribbean Youth in Climate Action.’ The aim of this conference is to increase capacity and facilitate knowledge sharing among the youth in the region. Five students from the Akhepran International Academy represented the Caribbean Youth Environment Network at RCOY. Those in attendance were Sia Wright, Jameshia Wilson, Jaden Mackey, Orthello Dames and Justinique Rouen.
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On July 2022, Executive Coordinator of The Caribbean Youth Environment Network Mr. Reginald Burke and Dr. Jacinta Higgs, founder of Akhepran International Academy, met whilst attending the Caribbean Policy Development Center, Debt and Climate Justice Convention in Grenada, to discuss the vision and strategic goals of CYEN. It was there that Dr. Higgs agreed to register her school, Akhepran International Academy, to CYEN, to implement activities, initiatives, policies, programs and projects in the local community of Fox Hill Village, The Bahamas. Furthermore, following another meeting that was held on August 18th 2022, Dr. Jacinta Higgs was appointed as the Focal Point for CYEN Bahamas Chapter. To kickstart her short tenure as Focal Point, Dr. Higgs visited several schools with hopes of gaining membership. As a result, five schools have accepted the invite to become CYEN members. All schools who accepted this offer were presented with a CYEN School Program Certificate.
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The St. Kitts and Nevis Clean Seas Project seeks to build and enhance on the coastal clean-up efforts spearheaded by Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) in St. Kitts and Nevis and The Ripple Institute (TRI) in St. Kitts and Nevis under the Clean Seas Program (www.cleanseas.org). This project was launched on Thursday 31st October 2019. CYEN, St. Kitts and Nevis Chapter and The Ripple Institute aim to mobilise the youth in St. Kitts and Nevis by equipping them with the appropriate tools and training to become active guardians of the coastal areas in their communities through environmental monitoring, tree planting and clean-up initiatives. Some of the project activities include but are not limited to the establishment of a community- based monitoring network, training of youth community members in beach profiling and recreational water monitoring and simple data storage and analysis, the purchasing of equipment and kits for each community to undertake monitoring and clean-up activities, active quarterly monitoring and coastal cleanup activities the creation of a St. Kitts and Nevis Clean Seas website, and complementary activities such as community tree planting days. Additionally, there are many important key organisations that have partnered with CYEN, St. Kitts and Nevis Chapter for the Clean Seas Project such as the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society, Department of Environment, Department of Marine Resources, Department of Youth Empowerment and the Ministry of Education.
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The St. Kitts and Nevis Backyard Gardening Facebook Group is an initiative by The Ripple Institute SKN and the Caribbean Youth Environment Network. The theme of this initiative is “Greening Communities Through Food Production” and its aim is to increase food security. The objectives of the St. Kitts & Nevis Gardening Facebook Group are to create awareness about Kitchen (Backyard) Gardening (https://www.facebook.com/groups/631055511126237/), promote the growing of fresh and safe vegetables without the use of synthetic pesticides, encourage community bartering of fresh produce and other garden related materials, promote sustainable farming in communities and generate supplemental incomes. By doing these, there will be an improvement in food security, Healthy living through physical activities from garden activities and diet, reduced food waste through conservation and compost, easy access to fresh and safe produce, and a source of income. It is our hope that anyone who demonstrates an interest in gardening and a willingness to teach others about the importance and benefits of gardening, will be a part of our cause. Examples of the type of gardening being practised include: Vegetables/ Kitchen Gardening and Vertical Gardening.
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The MENB held a press conference in recognition of Environment Month and invited CYEN as a partner. The organisation was represented by National Coordinator, Shannon Weekes and Public Relations Officer, Ivanna Odle. The press conference was to update the public on what the Ministry and its partners are doing in Barbados to combat Plastic Pollution. Some of the attendees included The Honorable Adrian Forde- Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Mrs. Donna King-Brathwaite- Senior Environmental Education Officer, Dr. Leo Brewster- Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit and Dr. Shelly-Ann Cox- Chief Fisheries Officer.
The Barbados Chapter has embarked on a project of compiling 24 environmental facts about Barbados. The project aims to educate Barbadians about unknown or lesser-known facts about the island and the relevance of these facts to the island. The facts will range from plants to geology and twelve (12) of them will be shared during environment month while the other 12 will be shared later in the year. The first environmental fact about Barbados is Bats! Did you know that Barbados has SIX (6) species of Bats?
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On World Oceans Day (June 8th, 2023), our very own Shanice Haynes attended the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) panel discussion entitled, “The Development of Ocean Policy: Promises and Pitfalls”. The event proved to be enlightening and educational.
On June 5th, 2023, the Government of Barbados held its SDG National Stakeholder Consultation to which CYEN was invited. The consultation was to inform stakeholders of the progress Barbados has made towards the SDGs, the shortcomings, and next steps. During the consultation, presentations were given on the National SDG Mapping, Rapid Integrated Assessment (RIA) Report and the Voluntary National Review (VNR).
