Poudre J'Ouvert used its 2025 performance to raise awareness of women's health issues, gender-based violence and their overall wellness at the San Fernando J'Ouvert stage at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts, Rienzi Kirton Highway, San Fernando, on March 3.

Titled The Spirit of the Dame Lorraine – Dancing Through Adversity, the showcase featured moko jumbies, dancers and, of course, the traditional Dame Lorraine character, all revelling to Machel Montano's Pardy as band staff sprayed coloured powder in the air through fire extinguisher canisters.

Within the display, masqueraders held up signs to raise awareness of women's health issues.