CSO Spotlight: Santa Rosa First Peoples Community
Name of Organisation
Santa Rosa First Peoples Community
How can people find you? (website, social media links etc).
Face Boon, Instagram, email – nepuyo@yahoo.com
Telephone 664 1897. 264 7675. 782 8679 (Whatsapp)
How was your organisation formed?
It is a Community representative of the Indigenous/First Peoples of Trinidad and Tobago
What area(s) of interest does your organisation have? What does your organisation do for your stakeholders? What problems do you aim to solve for them?
Environmental protection, reforestation and indigenous farming methods
What was your most challenging experience/ project? How did you get through it? What made you stick with it to the end?
Building awareness of the culture, tradition and heritage of the First People.
Advocacy, Persistence and Practice
What is the coolest thing you’ve achieved/ project you’ve been a part of or executed? What benefits did it deliver? What change did it cause, create, or enable?
Reforestation – Continuing to preserve the environment through literally “Planting the Future”
Do you have anything else you’d like to add? What should people know about your organisation? Do you have any tips or advice you’d like to share?
Practice of aspects of the way of life of the First Peoples from earliest times to present.
In a perfect world where you have all the resources necessary, what would your dream project be and what would want it to achieve.
Establish the First Peoples and Living Museum to preserve the culture and Traditions
Are there any upcoming events, good news, or announcements you’d like to share with readers?
The May Cross /Festival of Santa Rosa/First Peoples Day of Recognition and Heritage Week of Activities in October
