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Coordinator of the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project, Tyrell Gittens, says expanding opportunities for students from schools in rural communities was the project’s chief goal. Delivering closing remarks at the initiative’s third cycle where 20 students from schools across T&T were awarded certificates, Gittens said the three-year programme aimed to build research and writing skills while raising climate awareness.
Gittens, who coordinates The Cropper Foundation’s Cari-Bois Environmental News Network, said every element of the September to December 2024 and January to April 2025 cycles followed the example set in 2023. Schools were chosen from rural districts to broaden access beyond so-called prestige institutions and to reach communities most exposed to climate threats.
“Form Four pupils were selected because they are not yet immersed in examination preparation but are senior enough to share lessons with peers,” Gittens said.
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