The Ministry of Culture and Community Development, led by the Honourable Michelle Benjamin, Minister of Culture and Community Development, officially welcomed participants of the LeadHERship Legacy Initiative (LLI) to an orientation ceremony, held today at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA). The event marked the commencement of the next phase of this transformative national empowerment programme for women and girls across Trinidad and Tobago.

The LeadHERship Legacy Initiative, facilitated by the Ministry’s Community Recovery Unit (CRU), is designed to equip women and girls between the ages of 16 and 40 with the tools, skills, mentorship and opportunities needed to become entrepreneurs, agents and “Leadhers” of positive change within their communities. Running from May 4 to July 31, 2026, the programme engages participants from at-risk and underserved communities throughout Trinidad, including Belmont, Arima, Moruga and South, as well as, Tobago.

Today’s orientation ceremony, attended by Minister Benjamin; Dr. Narindra Roopnarine, Parliamentary Secretary and Ms. Florette Clarke, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Ag.), formally introduced participants to the Entrepreneurship Training and Craft Skills Training Components of the LeadHERship Legacy Initiative.