The fourth recognition for an ambitious young person, the Margaret Star, went this year during the 20th Annual Female Leadership Conference to Sadora Jean Charles.
The Margaret Star is a stimulation prize for a young person in the Caribbean between 15 and 30 years old, male or female.
It is to stimulate and recognize an ambitious young person, eager to learn; who is preparing for a bright future.
With this award, the young person will get from the organizing team a mentor of his or her choice for one year.
Sadora is an ambitious girl with a lot of determination. She was born in Port of Prince, Haiti, and is the only child of her mother and father. Her parents moved to Curaçao due to the situation in her country, while she stayed in Haiti with her aunt.
In Haiti, she reached the first grade of secondary school.
Her father arranged for her to reunite with them in 2019. She ended up in group 8 in the Curaçao education system. The language barrier was a challenge for her as she spoke only Creole and French.
She was challenged to learn the languages Papiamentu and Dutch and follow the lessons to perform the primary school exam at the end of the school year.
Despite not fully understanding the language at that time, she was open to learning and integrating.
Her father invested in extra classes and she now is in V.S.B.O. PKL at SKAI.
Sadora, despite all the challenges in education, describes herself as a positive person, who likes to help others, loves school, and is eager to learn more.
She has the mindset that nothing can stop me if I have the will to.
Her journey has inspired her to also help or motivate other people of her nationality and from Curaçao.
She says: “I want to share what I have learned, and I pass it on to others to get the best out of themselves”.
Her biggest dream is to become a toddler or kindergarten teacher to teach the young generation.
She is also an active scout in AJMG Montagne and in the Christian church.
Sadora and her parents are models for each of us. It also inspires how family improves the ability and motivation to work for the best.
The Margaret Star is the celebration of the memory of Margaret Justina-Janse (April 3, 1969 – July 19, 2019), a loyal supporter of the Annual Female Leadership Conference that started in 2004 in Curaçao.
Her support, encouragement, vision, and dedication to the success of the conferences are highly appreciated.
We celebrate the energy she left behind by remembering her with the Margaret Star and trusting that the energy of the young person recognized will be a stimulus for other ambitious young people.
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