 Saint Lucien Shergon Rosary 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 change makers, who are actively making progress towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development goals. The Ministry of Youth Development and Sports is assisting Rosary in attending the event. I was selected as one of the regional finalists due to my contributions towards achieving UN Sustainable Goal No. 4, which is Quality Education. My strides have been made for my company, Optronics, which has hosted multiple STEM training programs and digital literacy training programs throughout San 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 San Lucia on the 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 Minister's meeting, which takes place from September 11th to the 15th. 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 persons 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 pounds as their prize. The top finalists from each region will be recognized as the regional winner and will receive 3,000 pounds. One of the five regional winners will then become the Commonwealth young person of the year 2023 and awarded 5,000 pounds. From the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, I'm Ryan O'Brien.