Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago- January 22, 2025
During the period June 2024 to December 2024, young future entrepreneurs were afforded the opportunity to engage with the DIA Youth Innovation Lab, for blended (virtual and in-person) training in capacity building modules including:
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Life Skills
- Business Model
- Financial Literacy
- Digital Literacy
- New Technology
- Computer Science and
- Data Science
Several youth entrepreneurs then participated in one of two pitch bootcamps, on November 18th and December 3rd 2024, respectively. Finally, two pitch competitions were held on December 11th and 12th, 2024 where the participants unlocked their creative potential and explored solutions to real-world challenges.
The journey culminated in a Prize Giving Ceremony on January 15th 2025 at the Centre for Enterprise Development (CED). The event featured inspiring presentations from our very own Executive Manager –Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation, Denise Ferguson, as well as Chief Executive Officer of CLICO Credit Union, Holland Brontë Tinkew, and Co-Founder of the Entrepreneurship Hub, Shemeon Williams who partnered with CARIRI for two special awards for pitch tank participants. Following the presentations, awards were distributed to all recipients.
This initiative is part of the DIA Youth Innovation Lab Trinidad and Tobago, a collaboration between The Trust for the Americas (TRUST), Organization of American States (OAS), Citi Foundation, and CARIRI as the local partner.
Thank you to all partners, speakers, and participants for making these events a success. Let’s continue to innovate, inspire, and build a sustainable future together! 🌍✨
This workshop was supported by CLICO Credit Union Co-operative Society Limited and The Trinidad & Tobago Entrepreneurship Hub.
Learn more about the DIA Youth Innovation Lab
The Organization of American States (OAS), The Trust for the Americas, Citi Foundation, Institute of Law and Economic (ILE), DIA Lab Belize, and CARIRI through the DIA program, which stands for Democratizing Innovation in the Americas, is an initiative that seeks to foster innovation and empower youth from vulnerable communities through providing access to technology, training, collaboration spaces, mentorship, and financial support for their start-ups.
About The Trust for the Americas:
The Trust for the Americas is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS). It was established in 1997 to promote public and private sector participation in social and economic development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our initiatives, implemented through local partner organizations, seek to improve access to economic opportunities as well as to foster innovation in vulnerable communities in the hemisphere. To this end, The Trust also promotes social inclusion and good governance. The Trust has offices in Washington, D.C., Colombia, and Canada.
More information: www.trustfortheamericas.org
