BELIZEAN ENTREPRENEUR TAKES PART IN CARIBBEAN SUB REGIONAL DIALOGUE

October 31, 2008

Youth Business Trust Belize Entrepreneur Tylon Gladden, owner of Tydee’s Footwear, is in Port of Spain Trinidad attending the Caribbean Sub Regional Dialogue. Gladden is among more that 50 youth representatives from around the region that took part in the event that ended yesterday. The two day dialogue is an official event of the Young Americas Forum and the Fifth Summit of the Americas Process and creates participatory channels for young people from the Caribbean to be involved in civil society’s contribution to the Summit. Once finalized, the findings of the Caribbean Dialogue will be incorporated with decisions made in similar processes in North America, Central America and South America, the results of an online survey and national youth reports to prepare a final report, which will be submitted to the Governments of the 34 Member States to the OAS through the Summits Implementation and Review Group meetings. Participants reflect on the theme of the Summit of the Americas which is, “Securing Our Citizens’ Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability.” They also shared their views on how the theme can be made relevant to young people and their needs, thus increasing the level of awareness on the importance of the development of young entrepreneurs as being a public policy priority.

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