Project Overview
We Lit is a youth empowerment program that harnesses the transformative power of English Language and Literature to inspire personal growth and academic success. The initiative introduces students in Trinidad and Tobago to reading, writing, storytelling, and journaling as tools for self-expression, critical thinking, and improved academic performance.
Since its inception in 2022, We Lit has engaged thousands of students through creative workshops, live performances, and online classes, fostering both literary excellence and personal development.
Year 1: 2022
National school tour, ten schools, 2,300 students, and a mission to find new authors hidden in schools. Students participated in creative writing masterclasses and CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) exam preparation sessions that blurred the line between curriculum and creativity.
It concluded with the publication of "On the Day I Was Born," a chapbook featuring 14 student authors. Proof that the stories grow when we make space for them. And proof that poetry and storytelling belong to the youth as much as the classroom.
Year 2: 2023
After a successful year 1, in year 2, we published "The Travelling Journal", a collection of writings from 42 young authors across 25 schools. The programme is growing, each year I get to produce a literary map of a generation.
Academic support expanded. Over 100 students received targeted lessons in English and Literature, reporting high grades.
I've let my guards down.
I was told as a child that I would always be drawing something. And yet somehow, I never took art or technical drawing in secondary school. So, how did I end up being a Graphic Designer, now illustrating?
Illustrating is as scary as painting. It's planning a visual story with my bare hands. Thankfully, Procreate offered safety, bridging the gap between my ambitions. Illustrating for The Travelling Journal changed something. It became a quiet milestone—a gentle push forward and a reminder that comfort comes from little struggles, and it grows in the trying.
Year 3: 2024 (In Progress)
