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President's address at the BGM
President of the Caribbean Council for the Blind and the Foundation for Eye Care in the Caribbean ( CCB/Eye Care Caribbean) delivered her address at the Biennial and 44th Anniversary General Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Trinidad and Tobago on July 30th, 2011.
It Was Too Late...
Casper Fredrick closed his eyes as he concentrated on his latest project - that of making a rug from scraps of fabric. Although he could not see the colours, his rugged hands, hardened by years of toil, undertook the delicate task of rug making. He took a break from his desk, reached for his cane and carefully made his way to the other end of the room where he told us his story.
Casper was born in the twin island state of Antigua and Barbuda fifty-nine (59) years ago, his lifestyle today is a far cry away from what it used to be in his early years.
In days gone by he was often referred to as a “jack of all trades”, having worked with the Public Works Department in the capital of St John’s, as a sailor, agardener and a carpenter. According to Casper he was capable of doing almost anything. But included in his active lifestyle were his demons of addiction – drinking and smoking.
CCB Youth Leadership Development Workshop
REGIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPUniversity of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus,Barbados
July 26th-July 29th. 2010
The Regional Youth Leadership Development Workshop organized by the Caribbean Council for the Blind (CCB) and Eye Care Caribbean with the kind sponsorship of the Perkins International IDP Programs was held for the purpose of empowering youths with visual impairments to assume leadership roles in Organizations of/for the Blind across the Caribbean. The objective decided at the outset was to enhance the leadership capacity of young persons with visual disability in the Caribbean Region, in preparation for their assumption of future leadership roles.
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