Nadeza Rodrigues runs thriving HEYS Business despite disability

Jan 09, 2020 News

Nadeza Rodrigues, an entrepreneur in the Hinterland Employment Youth Service HEYS movement, continues to run a thriving business establishment that meets the needs of residents of Karawab Village, located more than 60 miles up the Pomeroon River.
Rodrigues who is differently abled is the proud owner of a snackette that also sells a variety of locally made, delicious tasting foods, snacks and beverages.
Despite speech and hearing impediments, Rodrigues does not let the challenges of being differently-able deter her from enhancing her vocational skills and continues to radiate a positive influence, making her a force to regional reckon with.
Close friends of the young woman also offered praises for her culinary skills as they pointed exceptional skills in making chicken curry and roti, which they dubbed as her best.
They believe, too, that her ability to operate in the kitchen speaks volumes of her determination to not allow her physical challenges daunt her from living a life of normalcy.
Her mother, Zelda Braithwaite, believes that her daughter’s aptitude and charisma in spite of her physical challenges, will allow her participation in the HEYS programme to leave an indelible mark not only on her life, but also on her peers and anyone whom she may come into contact with.
In addition to her culinary skills, Nadeza who is married and the mother of 12-year-old Triston Rodrigues, also has a passion for embroidery and garment construction, which has ensured an additional income for the family.
When the HEYS programme was introduced in 2016 by the APNU/AFC Coalition Government, Rodrigues was among more than 3,000 young people between the ages of 16 and 35 to grasp the opportunity to be trained in several vocational skills while also receiving formal training in core areas.
Today, many of them operate successful businesses in all ten administrative regions.
In Karawab lone, 20 young people benefited from the initiative.
Like Nadeza, many more life changing testimonies can be seen and heard nationally, as the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and the Government, continue to deliver their mandate to the indigenous people, through well planned and executed programs and initiatives.
To date, Government has successfully concluded two cohorts, with plans in place for the execution of a third in 2020, targeting another 4000 youth.
This will bring the number of youth exposed to this life changing initiative to more than 5,000, a marked achievement under the Coalition Government.

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