Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassador Network (CYPAN) Appoints Willandra Elliott of the Turks and Caicos Islands

#TurksandCaicos, April 27, 2021 – Ms. Willandra Elliott, a former Little Miss Turks and Caicos and Junior Minister of Tourism has made her mark once again as the first Turks and Caicos Islander to be appointed to the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network.

According to CYPAN, their aim is to “bring together young people from across the Commonwealth to upscale and optimize grassroots, national, regional and Pan-Commonwealth efforts to promote peace, respect & understanding and preventing violent extremism.”

CYPAN fosters collaboration between members and creates space for policy advocacy as it relates to peace and countering violent extremism.

This achievement is not only one for Ms. Elliott, but also the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Commenting on her appointment to the position of ambassador Ms. Elliott said, “I intend to use my training provided by the CYPAN to create initiatives and programs that will have a positive and uplifting impact on our Turks and Caicos Islands youth, and aim to curtail the devastating violence that is trying to consume our nation. We are often reactive to the problem. We have the potential to catapult our position to one that offers more focus on improvement and reconfiguration of the habits in our society. So, I am going to work closely with Youth Department to provide proactive solutions that will hopefully be a guiding light in preventing unfortunate events of violence within our community.”