D’Andre Louis Wins Saint Lucia’s SDG Jingle Competition

Saint Lucians are being urged to “Do It!”, to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), thanks to a catchy new SDG jingle set to be broadcast on radio shortly. Eleven-year-old  D’Andre Louis is the creative talent behind the jingle that copped  first place in the island’s inaugural Youth SDG Jingle Competition in commemoration of United Nations Day 2024, which was observed globally on October 24. The United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Satellite Office in Saint Lucia, in collaboration with the government, private sector, civil society and academia, spearheaded the initiative which was part of a whole-of-society approach employed to ramp-up calls to rescue the lagging SDGs. The competition, which ran from August to October 2024, sought to develop a jingle that  promoted  the SDGs and appealed to Saint Lucians to take urgent action to accelerate progress. D’Andre’s jingle urges all Saint Lucians to get on board.  The winning entry starts off with a bang – Sustainable Development hits you from the opening melody  –  and D’Andre urges his compatriots : “we all must do something no matter how small , that’s the way we all must go.” The up-tempo piece continues: “By 2030 let’s do it responsibly. Do you...