Teatime with Miss Liz- Guest Simone Claxton The Sapphire Miriam Foundation

Joining Miss Liz for teatime is Simone Claxton from The Sapphire Miriam Foundation sharing the how what where and when’s it all began. The programs that are taking place to empower young girls to believe in their dreams. Grab your tea and join us. May 20th 7PM EST/ 7PM GMT-4 SIMONE CLAXTON Ms. Simone Claxton MSc.,BSc.(Hons.) is a Tourism/Business Development Consultant and the owner of Simone Claxton Destination Management & Consultancy which specializes in tourism and business consultancy.She graduated from Sheffeld Hallam University (England) in 2008 with a Msc. in International Hospitality and Tourism Management (Distinction) and is also the holder of a BSc. (Hons.) International Tourism Management. During her studies she conducted research and produced two (2) theses – the first on Sustainable Tourism Certification in Tobago and the other on Destination Management in St. Kitts. She returned home in July 2010, after living and working within the United Kingdom for eight ( years and is also a certified British Travel Agent (ABTAC) with over five (5) years’ experience working as a Travel Agent Consultant within the UK.She also possess an Events Management Certificate from The Ministry of Community Development, Soap and Candle Making, and Growbox Agriculture in Trinidad which attests to her versatility and broad knowledge base. In addition to being widely travelled (Europe, USA and the Caribbean), she has worked within numerous customer service roles abroad and thus shares a great appreciation for cultural diversity and a passion for first class customer service. Simone Claxton Destination Management & Consultancy is a multidivisional business providing Event Management Services, Business Management Training and Services, Educational School Tours, as well as, Tourism & Hospitality Consultancy.Delivering a product that is quality and customer oriented is Ms. Claxton’s priority. She has done Entrepreneurial/Business Plan training for NEDCO in 2013-2014 and also worked as an Entrepreneurship tutor for YTEPP for three (3) cycles from 2016 - 2017. Ms Claxton is also involved in Events Management and specializes in personal and professional development events/workshops for young persons. She has had the privilege to partner with the Office of the Prime Minister – Child and Gender Affairs in 2016 to bring its well reputed Defining Masculine Excellence programme for men to Point Fortin.She is also the President and Founder of The Sapphire Miriam Foundation formed out of a passion for empowering single mothers and youths. She has assisted the Consultant in the hosting/coordination of a number of leadership and developmental programmes entitled Boys to Men (Sponsored by Massy Foundation) for young men within the South Western Peninsular under her NGO - The Sapphire Miriam Foundation. On August 10th 2018, the organisation successfully completed its Carifesta Cultural Camp in collaboration with the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, which was partly sponsored by Caribbean Gas Chemicals Ltd and Vessigny Antillies Credit Union at its Learning Resource Centre in Vance RiverNALIS supported the camp with its technical expertise. In 2019 she ran her very own girls empowerment programme entitled Dream Big in the Vessigny/La Brea (south Trinidad) area for teenage girls. “Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large.” (UN SDG #5) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/misslizsteatimes/messageBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teatime-with-miss-liz--5511005/support.