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ThePower toMakeaDifference
2014 Recipients
• Adult Literacy Tutors Association
• AIDS Hotline
• Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago
• Butler Institute of Labour and Learning
• Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championship
• Cotton Tree Foundation
• CREDO Foundation for Hope and Justice
• Diabetes Association
• Dyslexia Association
• Emancipation Support Committee
• Eshe’s Learning Centre
• Eternal Light Vocational School
• Foundation for the Enhancement and Enrichment of Life (F.E.E.L.)
• Fountain for Human Development
• Families in Action
• Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago
• Fatima College
• Habitat for Humanity Trinidad and Tobago
• Helen Bhagwansingh Diabetes Education Research
and Prevention Institute
• Hope of a Miracle Foundation
• In Full Flight!
• John Hayes Memorial Kidney Foundation
• Life Line
• Living Water Community
• Love Movement - Jean Marc Tardieu
• Love Movement Youth Outreach Programme
• Loveuntil Foundation
• Memphis Pioneers Athletic Club
• Mt. Carmel Generalate/Novitiate
• NALIS
• National Carnival Bands Association (NCBA)
• Olive’s House
• Paralympic Organization of Trinidad and Tobago
• Post SEA Vision and Values
• President’s Award Foundation
• Rape Crisis Society
• Rebirth House Drug Rehabilitation Centre
• Republic Bank Exodus
• Republic Bank Laventille Netball League
• Republic Bank National Agriscience Primary School Competition
• Republic Bank Trinidad and Tobago Jr. Golf Open
• Republic Bank/UWI World of Work
• Republic Bank National Youth Football League
• Salvation Army
• Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha
• San Rafael R.C. School
• Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago
• Servol Limited
• Society de Les Amantes de Jesus - Villa Assumpta
• St. Ann’s/Cascade Motivational Programme
• St. Francis R.C. Church
• St. Jude’s School for Girls
• St. Michael’s School for Boys
• St. Theresa’s Girls’ R.C. School
• St. Vincent de Paul Society
• St. Vincent de Paul Society (Tobago)
• Swaha Social Services
• Tackveeyatul Islamic Association
• The Breast Centre
• Transplant Links Community
• Trinidad and Tobago Association in Aid of the Deaf
• Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association
• Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society
• Trinidad and Tobago Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Trinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO
• Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society
• Vision on Mission
• YMCA Tobago Sporting Facility
• Youth Business of Trinidad and Tobago
• YTEPP Limited
Educational activities to the young boys and men of the area.
It is no secret that there are many disenfranchised boys and
young men in our nation and they need guidance and help.
Our support of CREDO – the only organisation that offers drop-
in services to boys on the street and in the Nelson Street area
– is one of the ways that we have been able to offer that much
needed guidance and help.
We believe a nation is doomed if it ceases to remember and
understand its past. Our commitment to culture and cultural
development, therefore, stems from our overarching vision of
preserving history and traditions for future generations. Under
the
Power to Succeed,
we partnered with Hero Film Limited, to
create a documentary on the life of the late Justice Ulric Cross.
We saw it as an opportunity to encourage all those who view it
to understand the importance of remembering where we, as
a nation, came from so that we could have a stronger hold on
where we are going. The film takes a look into an important part
of our Nation’s history, emphasizing the power of the human
mind, while demonstrating that through education one can
cross any boundary. The story of Justice Cross’ life is a shining
example of how one person’s seemingly insignificant choice to
do the right thing can greatly affect others. We at Republic Bank
hold great store in this belief, that each of us has the power to
make a positive difference.
In keeping with our mandate to promote national traditions
and cultures as well as support the empowerment of our
citizens through various forms of education, one of which is
music, we also renewed our partnership with Republic Bank
Exodus Steel Orchestra. Our association with the Steel Pan
art form and Republic Bank Exodus Steel Orchestra began
decades ago, with a shared belief that there are great benefits
to be gained, intrinsically and nationally, when one becomes
involved with one’s community through music. With every new
group of pannists they train, the Orchestra is increasing the
level of music literacy in our nation. The Steel Pan is our nation’s
birthright and Republic Bank Exodus, through its local and
regional commitment to the art, is harnessing the power of that
birthright and preserving a national legacy.
As we move into another year of the programme, we are
energised, having seen the smiles, the peace and the comfort
in the many lives that have been affected by the Power to make
a Difference. We have become even more determined, having
witnessed the power of one voice, one group and one focus. We
vow to keep steady this focus, with an added push to literacy,
guided by the ever true understanding that literacy leads to
education and education is power.
