On Tuesday, a virtual ceremony bestowed Saint Lucian Keithlin Caroo with the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development Issues. Ms. Caroo, a national of Saint Lucia from Fond Assau, is the founder and Executive Director of Helen's Daughters. It is a Saint Lucian non-profit organisation focussing on rural women's economic development through improved market access, adaptive agricultural techniques, and capacity building. The organisation says that Caroo is the youngest and first-ever Afro-Caribbean IICA Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development. Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, who addressed Tuesday's virtual ceremony, described Caroo as a trailblazer.