In a grand graduation ceremony at the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus, over 250 individuals received diplomas from the Life-Long Learning Unit (LLU).
The event featured esteemed guests, including Governor General Sir Rodney Williams and Foreign Affairs Minister E.P. Chet Greene, who sponsored courses for their constituents.
Paula Lee, LLU’s leader, celebrated the educational transformation occurring in Antigua and Barbuda due to the UWI FIC’s presence. She emphasized the increased accessibility to professional development, diverse course offerings, access to Harvard Credential of Readiness studies, customized programs, and forthcoming scholarships.
Paula Lee also highlighted LLUs’ significant impact throughout the Caribbean, fostering a passion for learning, skill enhancement, and credential pursuit.
Of note, the graduates included inmates from His Majesty’s Prison who completed the “Seeds of Hope” program, with Omari Philip earning the valedictorian honor.
Despite challenges, he and his cohort expressed their determination to apply their knowledge upon reintegration into society and embrace positive change.
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Every day I give God thanks for our visionary leader Gaston Browne, for wasn’t it for him we would have been able to quenched the learning thirst of our people. People who never before had the opportunity to get tertiary education with little effort financially are now taking full advantage of this. And I also thank God for Mrs Paula Lee for spearheading this program. Paula you are doing a marvelous job. I’m not to long we will have the majority of our population having a tertiary education.
The old African proverb “If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family (nation)”
And the Chinese Proverb:
“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.”
Without a vision the people perish
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