Twenty-eight young aspiring leaders have successfully joined the ranks of the
Nolan Hue Foundation Alumni following the organization’s Youth Empowerment
Retreat (YER) over the weekend.
The annual professional development program was hosted for three days at the Sir
John E. St. Luce Finance and Conference Centre on Factory Road.
NHF facilitated several highly engaging seminars where participants had the
opportunity to interact, network, and learn from experts across several industries
including banking and finance, fitness and first-aid, mental health, nutrition,
business and entrepreneurship, insurance, and Human Resources.
Featured speakers included other young professionals such as fitness trainer Daniel
Antonio, who attended YER in 2019, and certified life coach Brianna Periera who
encouraged participants to adopt a positive mindset.
Member of the NHF Management Team Mr. Shevaun Francis says the speakers
volunteered their professional expertise to young participants newly entering their
fields and those looking to strengthen their existing knowledge and skills.
Participants say attending YER this year has “changed their lives forever” as they
have developed new bonds with peers and have joined a larger network of young
professionals. Shaquan O’Neil, 19, a member of the National Youth Parliament
Association says the wide variety of sessions provided him with new skill sets to
implement in his daily life going forward.
“I learned a bit of everything this weekend. I wasn’t able to budget in the past and
now I can push my confidence in public speaking.”
Krystal-Ann Gonsalves, 26, is currently pursuing studies in Marketing and
Business Management as an aspiring entrepreneur.
She says YER renewed her motivation after spending three days in a “different”
environment that is not only “educational and inspirational,” but also family-
friendly.
The first YER was organized and held in 2016 out of Regis Burton’s vision for
young residents, particularly young men, to uphold personal branding and
professionalism across several areas of their lives.
Since then, NHF has been able to curate a professional network of over 130 alumni
members through hosting YER for five years, except for the period during the
Covid-19 pandemic. NHF thanks all its sponsors, including major partner Sagicor
for assisting the NHF Management.
