Through the oversight of the First Citizens Foundation and the work of its two Gender committees, the Young Men’s Development Programme Committee and the Advancement of Women Committee, we address a myriad of social issues facing men, women and children, as we empower all to see their purpose, potential and possibilities..
Undeniably, there are qualities, approaches and concerns, unique to men, women, boys and girls! Our gender pillar embraces those differences, celebrates the value that each of these groups can bring and provides a platform for offering critical support, which can address their needs. Through the oversight of the First Citizens Foundation and the work of its two Gender committees, the Young Men’s Development Programme Committee and the Advancement of Women Committee, we address a myriad of social issues facing men, women and children, as we empower all to see their purpose, potential and possibilities.
We are committed to bridging the gap of inequity between the genders, the First Citizens Foundation strives to empower women and men to fulfil their highest potential as gender inequality and imbalances of power have long been a concern for the global community. The focus on gender as a CSR pillar has allowed the Group to create socially impacting programmes which further this agenda. These include: The First Citizens Women Conference, First Citizens Girls First Festivals, The First Citizens Fund for The Advancement of Women, First Citizens Boys Symposium.
The purpose of the AOW Committee is to undertake programmes that assist in safeguarding and promoting the health and wellbeing of women and children affected by domestic violence, abuse and related issues.
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The purpose of the YMDP Committee is to spearhead and achieve the mandate of the Programme to assist young men who may be at risk, in seeing masculinity and gender roles in positive ways, as they work to achieve personal wellness.
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Girls First is a ground-breaking conference dedicated to inspiring, empowering, and supporting girls to realize their full potential. The event aims to bring together girls from diverse backgrounds and interests to foster personal growth, leadership development, and meaningful connections.
The 2024 instalment of the annual First Citizens Girls First Festival, themed Dream, Dare, Do successfully concluded, marking a significant milestone in empowering young women across Trinidad & Tobago. Spearheaded…
The First Citizens Girls First Festival was held on August 13th at Bishop High School East, Trincity, Trinidad and August 20th at Shaw Park Cultural Facility, Tobago.The transformative event dedicated…
A Female Empowerment Programme “Among your newfound sisters, it’s a safe space to be open, have fun, develop new positive behaviours and hopefully, build bonds that will last beyond this…
First Citizens is on a mission to make a difference in the lives of people: women, men and children and hopes more of corporate Trinidad and Tobago will adopt similar…
On January 19th, 2023 ten young men (aged 20 to 23 years old) marked their successful completion of the Young Men’s Development Programme (YMDP), a comprehensive intervention designed by First…
The First Citizens Foundation along with its partner, the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturing Association (TTMA) donated electronic items to the Gender-Based Violence Unit (GBVU) of the Trinidad and Tobago Police…
On Sunday 20th October 2019, the First Citizens Group hosted its Annual Women’s Conference entitled Women First-Changing the Narrative Part 2 at the Hyatt Regency.Following on the success of our ‘Changing the Narrative’ conference theme last…
Teenaged girls of Tobago turned out in their numbers for the First Citizens Girls First Tobago Festival 2 which was held on Sunday 29th September 2019 at the Magdalena Grand Beach…
Girls First Festival 2 was officially launched on Sunday 19th May 2019 with approximately 300 teenaged girls in attendance at Naparima Boys’ College. Six weeks later, the festival made its…
