Advisors Next Door

Collaborating to a climate resilient future. 👏🏽👏🏽 shout out to CSO Go, IAMovement and The Cropper Foundation!

🎅🏽 On the nice list for sure! 😇🎄

Celebrating the season with our AND family, we reflect on the tremendous personal and professional triumphs made in 2023. We had new additions, transitions, and ambitions which blessed us with the best clients, partners and most of all ✨internal team✨, we could have ever asked Santa for! This year was a gift and we are happy to have shared it with you ❤️

From the AND family to yours, we wish you a wonderful holiday season filled with joy and cheer! 🎉🎄

The nexus between art and environment is a beautiful thing!

🗣️ Secondary- and tertiary-level students 🧑‍🎓 Interested in getting into the environmental sector but don’t know where to begin? Check out this FREE webinar with Director Ryan and he explains the Landscape of sustainability and development organizations. 🗺️ Armed with this map you’d be able to navigate your own personal career journey 🙌🏽 Register with CYEN in TT for the virtual link and don’t miss it!

Shubh Diwali from the AND family to yours! 🪔

🥵 It is the hottest week in October by a few degrees 🔥 Congratulations to our BRILLIANT staff, Associates and Academy Grads on their educational milestones. 🎉

Ambika Ramdass, Post-graduate Diploma in Education (with distinction) 👏🏽

Roshanna Ramdass, MSc. in Criminology and Criminal Justice (with distinction) 👏🏽

Sapphire Ramsoomair, BSc. in Biology and Environmental Science (first class honors) 👏🏽

Shakira Ali, BSc. in Geography and Environmental and Natural Resources Management. (first class honors) 👏🏽

Sweelan Renaud, MSc. in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean (with distinction) 👏🏽

Zanifa Khan, BSc. in Environmental Science and Sustainable Technology (special) (first class honors) 👏🏽

How has climate change affected our people? Our communities? Our livelihoods? The Cropper Foundation and Open Society Foundations sent 10 incredible directors to the communities of Brazil, Williamsville, La Brea, and Vessigny to listen to the stories of our people who have seen industrialization and the climate shift the fabric of their society over time. These tales of trials, tribulations, and triumphs were then transformed into world-class micro-productions that will be presented to the public at , Trinidad and Tobago's first Climate Change Micro-Theatre Festival!

Festival Dates:
Williamsville Secondary School - Saturday October 28. From 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Brazil Secondary School - Saturday November 04. From 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The event will also feature local vendors, environmental NGOs, and majority of proceeds with be returned to the communities to support climate resilience.

Get your tickets here: https://suntixx.com/today-today-congotay/

“You are game changers but before you change the game, you must understand the game. You are unwitting players in a game with the odds disproportionately stacked against you and you must use all your available resources, and put disproportionate effort into acquiring the knowledge, skills, and networks that will help you thrive in the world of work” - AND Founder/Director, Ryan Assiu

On 05 October 2023, Director Ryan delivered the feature address to launch the 2024 program at UWI St. Augustine

As a company fully comprised of staff under the age of 35 and a steady pipeline that connects
World of Work - UWI STA our mentorship program for the past 3 years, AND is well positioned to provide critical insight into current tertiary students. A , Director Ryan is a former UWI graduate who has risen to the top of his field within 10 years, earning him many accolades and national awards. For these reasons he was chosen to deliver this key address.

AND fully supports the Division of Students Services and Development in all that they do and is grateful to Republic Bank for providing this opportunity to a generation to future change makers.

👏🏽Welcome another generation of youth leaders to the environmental sector 👏🏽

On 13 August 2023 five incredible young leaders completed the Summer mentorship program better equipped to handle the rigors of school and the world of work.

Over 10 weeks, the 2023 cohort worked closely with consultants from Advisors Next Door to build the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to thrive in the Caribbean’s competitive environmental sector. Their experience culminated in an intensive capstone with The Cropper Foundation to analyze over 1200 survey responses to inform the IDB-funded “Catalyzing and Connecting the Circular Economy” project. This seminal analysis will support private sector investment into a zero-waste circular economy in Trinidad and Tobago.

Mentees received special prizes for their Herculean efforts during the program. Special recognition was also given to The Cropper Foundation for being a long-standing partner of the program, and Deanna Albert for her outstanding leadership of this year’s Academy.

Part of our work in building a climate resilient, socially just future is empowering the next generation of climate journalists. Always proud to support Cari-Bois Environmental News Network!

“If you are at the table, it is because you deserve to be there. But what separates the head from the side is who is better able to communicate their value.” - Cherisse Braithwaite-Joseph

Transferable skills are the common threads that weave together a beautiful tapestry of a career. Thanks Cherisse for visiting and underscoring the value of “collecting people”, “building your gauntlet of skills” and adjusting your boundaries to fit the time and place of your career. 👏🏽👏🏽

“At the start of your career, it’s very much that you’re just now pushing through the soil and sprouting those first few leaves. It’s critical to put that extra effort in at this stage to truly thrive.” - Alexander Girvan

Environmental economist, Alexander Girvan, delivered a thought-provoking talk to the on circularity and circumnavigating a competitive development sector as new graduates. His journey underscores the importance of self-teaching, partnership, and communication.
 Some of the most quotable moments included: “Environmental economics is a form of environmental conflict resolution” and “Circularity is biomimicry in action. In the same way we look at birds and figure out how we can fly - we can look to nature to find solutions that create a more circular society and economy”. 

Thanks for sharing these impactful insights into how the young minds at Academy can take on the challenges that lay ahead in the global sustainability field and in their future world of work!

“Do what you are supposed to do, and then go the extra mile. Be the person who finds solutions when others say it can’t be done.” - Kern Mahabir

Technologist, Kern Mahabir, has had a diverse career in the twilight between the petrochemical and renewable energy industries. Always an innovator, he tell the the value and secrets of being strong social and technical performers in the world of work. Thanks, Kern!

“One of the most valuable things you can bring to the table is a different perspective. Broaden your mind. Make your own luck. Don’t give people the opportunity to count you out.” - Omar Mohammed

thanks our visiting mentor Omar for sharing insights into how new graduates can make and impact in development sector through humility, curiosity, and initiative taking. 👏🏽👏🏽

“Embrace the challenges and be patient with the process” - Alana Lewis

With a decade of experience traversing the health, disaster management, and energy sectors under her belt, Alana Lewis takes a risk-based approach to protecting people and the environment. She shares a journey of adaptability, resilience and calculated decision-making to inspire our .

Thank you visiting Mentor, Alana Lewis!

It is graduation day! 👏🏽

To conclude a term of student environmental education under The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago’s Inspire to Achieve programme, the sustainability team facilitated a field trip to Point-a-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust. Miss Zanifa and Miss Deanna helped guide the students through several learning exercises throughout the park before presenting them with their certifications of completion!

Congratulations to all the students in the 2nd term primary school cohort 👏🏽👏🏽

Training the Trainers 👩‍🏫

sustainability team providing training to and interns on how to educate children in sustainability issues. This represents the scaling up of our the Inspire to Achieve community empowerment model to expand sustainability education from the fence-line communities of La Brea, to the wider national community.

👏🏽 Well done, team!

Welcome to the 5 Mentees of the 2023 Mentorship Programme 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Former Principal Consultant, Ryan Assiu, muses on Trinidad and Tobago’s “golden economy” and our potential for decentralized being the dominant form of in the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce’s latest edition of CONTACT magazine.

Check out the full article on pages 22-25 here: https://chamber.org.tt/contact-magazine/2023-q2

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Establishing yourself in the environmental sector is tough. You need to have the right mix of skills, knowledge and networks. Join the 2023 Advisors Academy Mentorship Program to set yourself on the right path today!

The Advisors Academy 2023 (AA23) is the third iteration of this transformative program. All of our graduates have been recruited into environmental jobs within 3 months of completing the program, speaking to the merit of the lessons delivered by industry leaders. This year’s intensive program runs for 10 weeks starting from the 29 of May. Applicants can be tertiary level students, recent graduates, or driven early career professionals in need of direction to take their career to the next level.

Check out our Academy Prospectus to learn more: https://www.advisorsconsultants.com/2023prospectus

This year, Earth Day is focused on “Investing in Our Planet”. One of our greatest missions towards this, is by investing in our youth.
Children today become the sustainability leaders of the future. As we celebrate Earth Day this year, we commit to investing in the young minds that will lead us into a sustainable future.

Climate Analytics Caribbean has launched “Islands All In for the Global Stocktake 2023”, a campaign to increase public engagement, partnership, and advocacy as countries measure and assess progress towards their climate targets.

The Global Stocktake ( ) is an integral part of the Paris Agreement that assesses the collective progress countries have made to implement the Paris Agreement and achieve the long-term goals on mitigation and adaptation, and finance. The GST will be the first official assessment of and will help countries establish more ambitious national targets known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

At the launch attendees engaged with climate champions and ambassadors including Rueanna Haynes, Director of Climate Analytics Caribbean, Kishan Kumarsingh, Head of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit at the Ministry of Planning and Development, and Kalain Luke Hosein, Multimedia journalist and official Ambassador.

AND Senior Consultant and Sustainability Manager, Deanna Albert, supported the call to advocacy. “There are significant gaps in implementing action towards our NDCs, and in the ambition of our NDCs to limit the heating up of our planet within the Paris Agreement targets. Campaigns like the IAi4GST are critical for building the social and political momentum needed to tackle bottlenecks to that stop us from closing the gaps. We must come together and have sobering conversations about where we are, where we want to go, an how we are going to get there. Through diverse and wide spread partnerships and the use of visual, inspiring video, Rueanna and her team are moving the needle on this important but often overlooked issue.”

Advisors Next Door, as a climate focused firm, stands ever ready to support innovative and critical work like this.

Funding from the U.S. Embassy Trinidad and Tobago is available for NGOs and individuals doing work in the areas of crime, climate change, social Justice and more. Apply!

Applications for grants under our Notice of Funding Opportunity for fiscal year 2023 is now open.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
U.S. Embassy Port of Spain will make funding decisions on a rolling basis.
Deadline to submit proposals is September 1, 2023.
https://tt.usembassy.gov/request-grant-proposals/

Scenes from today’s sustainability field trip to the Point-a-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust! Advisors Next Door leads the sustainability track under The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago‘s award-winning Inspire to Achieve (i2A) programme which aims to empower La Brea youth in the areas of the environment, technology and entrepreneurship. Today’s field trip is the capstone of the first primary school cohort led by our Sustainability mavens, Deanna and Miss Ranissa. The students engaged with our national bird, the scarlet ibis, learned about rare endemic plants only found in Trinidad, and completed worksheets that connected everything they learned throughout the term to real life!

The safe, eventful day was made possible with the support of our incredible vendors and suppliers: Avatar Ambulance Services, Shivanand Maxi Services, and Bika Masala catering.

Congratulations to all involved! 👏🏽👏🏽

Scenes from yesterday’s World of Work - UWI STA where we officially launched the 2023 Advisors Academy Mentorship Program. We are proud to launch this third iteration of the program and debut the first internship programme of our partner firm, SAEDI Consulting!

Application windows are now open! The career you want in the environmental sector starts here. Check out our company websites for more info!

Scenes from yesterday’s as we officially launch the 2023 Advisors Academy Mentorship Program. We are proud to launch this third iteration of the program and debut the first internship programme of our partner firm,

Application windows are now open! The career you want in the environmental sector starts here!

Happy Saturday from Ms. Deanna and Ms. Ranissa! Advisors is proud to lead the sustainability education track under The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago’s Inspire 2 Achieve (i2A) programme.

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