Panellists Ms Nelcia Robinson
Nelcia Robinson’s objective was “To promote sustainable communities: A spiritual action-oriented voice for awakening and releasing creative capacity towards liberation and development of people.” This statement captured her passion, for people’s empowerment and holistic development, which propelled and embodied Nelcia Robinson for more than 40 years of leadership and activism, social mobilization and advocacy. Nelcia’s earliest group was formed in 1970 when she gathered a group of youth men and women and taught them to read and write. As she became more deeply involved in the community her awareness of the various levels of deprivation grew, she became the voice of the oppressed (while helping them to /find their voice) often drawing the ire of policy makers in the early days. Nelcia’s activism had seen her advocating on issues of crime and violence, youth unemployment and gender-based violence and leading across multiple sectors, groups and themes including indigenous people, youth, persons with disabilities, women, the elderly, rural development, education, trade, small island developing states (SIDS). Her work was firmly grounded in her faith in God which she credited as the driving force of all she did. Work at the community level led to recognition at national, regional and international levels. Her commitment to service saw her entering electoral politics as a candidate in national general elections and served as deputy leader of a political party with the real possibility of causing a political upset given her popularity with the electorate”.
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