The Department of Youth and Culture, in collaboration with the National Youth Week Committee and other youth bodies, are pleased to inform the general public that the National Youth Week 2023 culminated with ‘Straight-Up Conversations’ on Tuesday 31 October 2023 at the Atlin Noraldo Harrigan Parliamentary Building, The Valley, under [the] theme: ‘Securing our Future: Co-Creating a Financially Resilient Anguilla’.
The Straight-Up Conversations was hosted by the National Youth Ambassadors Corps (NYAC) and supported by the Department of Youth and Culture. Straight-Up Conversations and ‘real talk’ were held between Anguilla’s young people and the Government Officials on Financial Literacy and how young people can be supported by the Government on related matters such as; minimum wage, housing, small businesses and leniencies in relation to them, sporting facilities, etcetera, that can aid in youth development and by extension, Anguilla’s economy.
National Youth Week was first established in 2014. The week was developed in an effort to acknowledge and celebrate the efforts and achievements of young people in Anguilla.
The slate of activities held during National Youth Week 2023 included:
• Official Opening
• National Church Service
• Official Messages – Aire via Radio
• National Conference on Youth and Development
• Straight-Up Conversations
• Open Mic
• Caribbean Youth Day Reception – Roundtable Discussion and Tea at the Governor’s House
• National Youth Parliament Sitting
• Community Service Project – Book of the Day on Youth Development
• Sublime – Youth Unwind Social
Should you need any additional information, please contact the Programme Officer – Youth at the Department of Youth and Culture Mrs. Jocelyne Mills at Jocelyne.mills@gov.ai.
