Ms. Yulanda Armstrong 

Nineteen years old Yulanda Armstrong is presently a third year law student at the University of Guyana. She graduated from Marian Academy High School with ten CXC Subjects after furthered her studies at the University of Cambridge where Ms. Armstrong obtained four A levels subjects Law, Literature, English Language and Psychology she is computer literate and versed in Music.

Surround her life on a simple proverb “you should stand for something or you’ll fall for anything”.  Her interests lie in history and chronological development of women. It is her opinion that every woman should possess the highest level of intelligence and self-respect. A lover of reading, it is Yulanda’s view that every child should learn to read in order to break the issues of co-dependency, pathology and ignorance. Education is the foundation for success due to her passion for reading she has acquired an interest in debating. “Debating increases your leadership skills and builds your self esteem. I believe that we should not under estimate our capabilities.”

Apart from her academic interest, a passion for sports especially swimming and track and field she has been a professional swimmer for a number of years and have represented Guyana at local and international competitions. Sports acted as a positive reinforcement in Yulanda’s live; it has helped her to keep focus of my goals in life making her the strong individual that she is today, especially when it came to issue of peer pressure. This fun loving young woman stills finds the tine to volunteer as a swimming instructor at summer camps. In her opinion every woman should be equipped with the skills to render assistance to others in cases of emergency to this end she is qualified in the area of First Aid and CPR.

“We as women need to start acting responsibly since we are the ones who are raising the sons who are going to become leaders and we are raising daughters who will be responsible for the next generations. I am in full agreement with Malcolm X when he stated “The fate of our Nation depends on how it treats its women.”