National Youth Ambassador, Mr. Eduardo Samuel is to be part of a CARICOM Mission to Brazil. The initiative which seeks to provide a platform for idea exchange and information dissemination between young persons in the Caribbean and Brazil and to develop a youth network for collaboration on issues pertaining to HIV and AIDS, is schedule to take place in Florianopolis Brazil from June 24 -28, 2008. Mr. Samuel will form part of a five member team of CARICOM Youth Ambassadors and technical experts on the mission.

Mr. Samuel, who is a member of the National Youth Ambassador Corps, is in his second term as CARICOM Youth Ambassador. His participation is being facilitated by the CARICOM Secretariat, the Ministry of Social Development, Department of Youth and Culture and his employer the Anguilla Electricity Company.

The National Youth Ambassador Corps is a component of the Ministry of Social Development, Department of Youth and Culture’s ONSTREAM Programme; an initiative seeks to create a structured opportunity for young people to participate in decision making through involvement on decision making fora, while at the same time developing their capacity for leadership.