 Students within the country's office region benefited from the capacity building component of the Positive Parenting Program, conducted by the Community Services Unit of the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment. The capacity building program focuses on addressing development issues among primary school students. Hosted on March 22nd, 2024 at the University of the West Indies Open Campus, the training specifically targeted grade 5 students, whose parents participated in the initial program phase. Antonia Renee Marius, Social Transformation Officer for Cassry Southeast, highlighted the significance of addressing societal challenges where young people lack positive engagement. Recognizing that there are situations within our society where young men and women do not engage positively with one another. The Community Services Unit has recognized the need to intervene through their pilot capacity building program for grade 5 students. Ultimately, the program seeks to help them with positive rewards which would help them become more confident and productive citizens. Children from the lobby serve as their Adventist primary school, Odza, Bexon, Tyrochet Combined School, and Forest Year Methodist Combined School participated in the self-awareness and emotional intelligence training exercise. We looked at what emotional intelligence actually is. We looked at why is emotional intelligence important and one of the areas that I highlighted was showing empathy, developing empathy. You get to understand what people are going through and you can put yourself in this situation. Another area of focus was self-awareness, which involves being aware of one's thoughts, feelings, values, and beliefs. Self-awareness enables individuals to navigate social interactions better, manage conflicts, set meaningful goals, and cultivate healthy relationships. Feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive. Students Express knew found understanding and empathy. I learned that not everybody feels the same way, not everybody has the same opinion and stuff and nobody will have the exact idea of what you are thinking or anything. I learned about empathy, how to be kind to others, how to get them in the perfect mood, and how to make them feel better and make them get happier or make them feel happy. Farag Nanan, a grade 5 teacher at the Forestier Methodist Combined School, commended the planning committee for organizing a well-constructed and interactive session. I am very excited about this project. It is very innovative and very interactive and it is child-friendly. Sometimes how they look is not exactly how they feel, also reminding them of some of the things they have learned and to put it into action, not just hear it today and forget it. I think it's a really, really good program that is happening here today. Self-awareness is considered a critical aspect of emotional intelligence and personal development and is often a prerequisite of personal growth, as it allows individuals to identify areas of improvement. From the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, Shavraima Ariyus.