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Senator Freeland Urges Youth Ambassadors to Lead with Service and Impact
Senator Michael Freeland has called on Antigua and Barbuda’s newly appointed National and CARICOM Youth Ambassadors to view their roles as a “covenant of service” rather than a ceremonial title, urging them to be purposeful, results-driven leaders who bridge the gap between youth aspirations and real change.
Speaking on behalf of Minister of Urban and Social Transformation Rawdon Turner, Freeland addressed the group under the theme Empowering Youth to Self-Actualize.
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He told the appointees they were not only the voice of young people, but also “the eyes that see possibilities, the hands that embrace and build solutions, the ears that hear the issues and challenges on the ground, and the feet that will go where change is needed most.”
Outlining the scope of their responsibilities, Freeland said National Youth Ambassadors should play an active role in shaping policy on issues ranging from gender equality and poverty eradication to climate change, health, education, and youth crime.
As CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, he urged them to champion regional integration, engage with leaders, participate in regional initiatives, and collaborate with youth across the Caribbean to tackle shared challenges and seize opportunities.
Freeland challenged the ambassadors to produce results that are “relevant in the now, strategic in the medium term, and transformative in the long term,” stressing the importance of leaving the Youth Ambassador Corps “better, stronger, and more respected” than they found it.
He urged them to rise above political and social divides, forge partnerships across sectors, and create initiatives that could inform national and regional policy.
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Quoting an African proverb, he reminded them: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together,” and encouraged them to run their leg of leadership “with courage, creativity, and conviction.”
“This is not the culmination of your journey; it is the ignition point,” Freeland told the ambassadors. “Be relevant. Be impactful. Be unforgettable.”
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I hope his advise is not to make auction money disappear in the wind.
Please clarify that one.
Hope you keep far from any auction.
I am sorry of you get too close to our treasury.
Be careful what advice you put, My fellow youths.
Some of you red people are as bold as brass. You never thought that one of those young people would ask you about the auction money? What would you say for answer?
How dare you put yourself up as an example for our young people. This is why they are so confused about what is wrong and right.
Freeland you hab more heart than one pack a card, have you no shame to be make address to youngsters, anyway you are part of the ABLP. I just these young ones were not taking anything you read serious
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