Anya Ayoung-Chee
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Anya Ayoung-Chee, a Trinidadian fashion designer and entrepreneur, gained fame after winning Season 9 of Project Runway. Her eponymous womenswear line focuses on resort wear. Passionate about supporting Caribbean creatives, she empowers local seamstresses and designs for Carnival bands. Anya's ventures include WYLD FLWR, pioneering NFT and digital fashion for the Caribbean. She also founded social enterprises like Nudge Caribbean and Spöol, aiming to uplift at-risk women through garment construction training. Recently, she has been advocating for refugee rights in Trinidad & Tobago with UNCHR.
Juanita Brings Us Together (Juanita Nos Une)
The authors of Juanita, Rayne Affonso, Bilqees Mohammed, Talia Khan, and Jesse Buendía Ragbir — lead an interactive storytelling session with Venezuelan and Cuban migrant children and T&T children to share cultures and language for greater tolerance. Including a reading by Anya Ayoung-Chee from Questions and Answers about Refugees.In partnership with UNHCR, Trinidad and Tobago.
Juanita Nos Une (una narración en español e inglés)
Los autores de Juanita, Rayne Affonso, Bilqees Mohammed, Talia Khan y Jesse Buendía Ragbir, dirigen una sesión de narración interactiva con niños migrantes venezolanos y cubanos y niños trinitenses para compartir culturas e idiomas para una mayor tolerancia. Incluyendo una lectura de Anya Ayoung-Chee de Preguntas y Respuestas sobre refugiados.
En asociación con ACNUR de Trinidad y Tobago.
The authors of Juanita, Rayne Affonso, Bilqees Mohammed, Talia Khan, and Jesse Buendía Ragbir — lead an interactive storytelling session with Venezuelan and Cuban migrant children and T&T children to share cultures and language for greater tolerance. Including a reading by Anya Ayoung-Chee from Questions and Answers about Refugees.
In partnership with UNHCR, Trinidad and Tobago.
Juanita Nos Une (una narración en español e inglés)
Los autores de Juanita, Rayne Affonso, Bilqees Mohammed, Talia Khan y Jesse Buendía Ragbir, dirigen una sesión de narración interactiva con niños migrantes venezolanos y cubanos y niños trinitenses para compartir culturas e idiomas para una mayor tolerancia. Incluyendo una lectura de Anya Ayoung-Chee de Preguntas y Respuestas sobre refugiados.
En asociación con ACNUR de Trinidad y Tobago.