Jamaica
A Communicator with experience in Radio Broadcast, Corporate Communications and Marketing who is flexible, and self-motivated to attain the business objectives while ensuring ongoing development.
Nineteen-year-old Venekia Thompson, a final-year student of the University of the West Indies, western Jamaica campus, is thanking her lucky stars after becoming one of the first winners in the Malta Back-to-School Scratch and Win competition. Thompson, who hails from Rhine Park in Montego Bay, said that with the financial windfall she is now one step closer to completing her bachelor's degree.
Amid ongoing concerns surrounding youth unemployment and its negative consequences, the Multicare Youth Foundation (MYF), through its Starbucks YUTE Work Project, has facilitated a one-year mentorship programme for participating young adults. In an effort to impart knowledge and provide guidance and support to young men and women, the mentorship programme instills social, professional and personal values for self-empowerment.
Top performing cohort in the Starbucks YUTE Work Project, Phillip Reid shares his story about his hope for a better future and journey to progression. About Starbucks YUTE Work Project Starbucks Foundation and The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) through its Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) programme and training partners, the HEART Trust NTA collaborated on a US$25,000 project that provided positive alternatives for 60 NEET (not in employment, education or training) young...