Ytannia Wiggins is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Sport at the University of the West Indies Open Campus Academy of Sport. Ytannia was the country coordinator of A Ganar Barbados, a youth workforce development programme using sports to teach at risk youth employability skills in Latin American and the Caribbean. She is currently chair of the Women in Sport Commission of the Barbados Olympic Association, and an Executive Board Member of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC).
This talk showcases the positive impact of the ‘A Ganar programme’ and explains how it works to creates social change. The presentation will share a study looking at how the lives of 44 young Barbados women changed after participating in the programme.
Session Title: Increasing Girls’ Employment and Graduation Rates in Barbados
This talk showcases the positive impact of the ‘A Ganar programme’ and explains how it works to creates social change. The presentation will share a study looking at how the lives of 44 young Barbados women changed after participating in the programme.
Session Title: Increasing Girls’ Employment and Graduation Rates in Barbados
This talk showcases the positive impact of the ‘A Ganar programme’ and explains how it works to creates social change. The presentation will share a study looking at how the lives of 44 young Barbados women changed after participating in the programme.
Session Title: Increasing Girls’ Employment and Graduation Rates in Barbados
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