ORBTRONICS CO-FOUNDER SHERGAUN ROSERIE HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR EXCELLENCE IN DEVELOPMENT WORK.

Saint Lucian Shergaun Roserie is one of 20 young persons who have made outstanding contributions in various areas vying for the Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work.

The regional finalists were selected from a group of 50 shortlisted young leaders identified as changemakers who are actively making progress toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

“I was chosen as one of the regional finalists based on my contributions toward achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal number four, which is quality education,” he said. “My strides have been made through my company Orbtronics which has hosted multiple stem training programmes and digital literacy programmes throughout Saint Lucia and across the Caribbean. This year the Commonwealth Youth Awards will be held at Saint James Palace in London and the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports has generously offered to cover my travel to this event. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity to represent Saint Lucia on this global stage and I hope to bring this award home.”

The Youth Awards will be one of the main side events of the Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting (CYMM) which takes place from September 11 – 15, 2023. Ministers and senior officials from across 56 nations will gather at Marlborough House, the Commonwealth headquarters, to deliberate on proposals, share best practices and decide on future plans to support young people across the Commonwealth.

It will be the 10th time they will be convening, and this meeting will be held under the theme ‘Aim Higher: Delivering More for Young People in the Commonwealth.’ Each of the 20 finalists will receive a trophy, a certificate and £1,000 as their prize. The top finalist from each region will be recognized as the regional winner and will receive £3,000.

One of the five regional winners will then become the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2023 and be awarded £5,000.