IN ITS continued drive towards empowering the nation's youth, the Scotiabank Foundation and United Way TT (UWTT) have joined forces, once again, to make donations of steelpans to schools, thereby helping promote steelpan education amongst the youths.

This initiative also enables the youths to connect with and preserve the rich cultural identity and traditions of this country.

A release from the foundation on July 7 said that St David’s RC Primary and El Dorado East Secondary were the recent recipients of steelpans, following from previous donations made to St Mary’s Mucurapo Boys’ and Girls’ RC Primary and Matura Government Primary schools.