John McCarthy
SAN JUAN — Three people from St. Thomas joined in a lively discussion about the future of today’s youths that was moderated by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Puerto Rico this week.
My Brother’s Workshop trainee and Charlotte Amalie High School senior Adajah Benjamin joined disaster risk management specialist for IsraAID Sawana Fabien and food security activist Carolyn Miles for a panel discussion on Supporting Tomorrow’s Leaders: Creating Opportunities for Youth with Secretary Clinton.
Clinton and CGI panelist members addressed the crowd of over 600 guests gathered together from around the world on Wednesday to discuss disaster recovery programs with a heavy emphasis on youth and female empowerment.
Upon exiting the stage, Adajah was approached by a number of members in the audience with requests to address the youth in their communities with her story as a means to encourage and empower other young women and men to take action.
The Clinton Global Initiative Network panelists that took the stage as the day progressed consisted of leaders in their fields.
Those included (but weren’t limited to) Mayor Carmen Cruz, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and President Bill Clinton.
Please see this live video https://www.facebook.com/ClintonFoundation/videos/2004802909601195/ for quotes and visit https://www.clintonfoundation.org/ for more information about the event.
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