Voices Magazine Vol2 Issue 5-6

11 October - December 2018 | VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica D r. Henley Morgan, Management Consultant, Founder and Chairman of Agency for Inner City Renewal (AIR) delivered the UTech, Jamaica Distinguished Public Lecture on November 22, 2018 at the University’s Papine Campus. The well-respected Jamaican social entrepreneur spoke on the topic, “Lessons from my Trench Town Journey: Innovations in Community Transformation through Social Enterprise.” Dr. Morgan, who has spearheaded multiple social enterprises which have empowered hundreds of young people living in the economically depressed inner city community of Trench Town, took the captive audience on a reflective journey, detailing how he has used his successful model of asset based community development to impact human capacity building and social and economic development at the community level and by extension, Jamaica. Morgan explained the approach of focusing more onAsset Based Community Development (ABCD) versus the traditional focus on needs analysis. Among the many assets of Trench Town, he identified, is the community’s pool of young, trainable population; a rich cultural and musical heritage; wide range of education institutions, churches and civil society institutions and an international brand in reggae, made famous by Bob Marley who was born in the community. Morgan also pointed to the community’s strategic location as a hub within industrial clusters of Kingston. The Lecture was chaired by Utech, Jamaica President, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, CD, President, UTech, Jamaica. Professor Vasciannie noted that “like AIR, UTech, Jamaica is in the business of developing talent.” The President thanked Dr. Morgan for welcoming several groups of UTech, Ja students from the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship Ethics and Leadership (JDSEEL) to his projects in Trench Town, as part of their study tour for the module in Social Enterprise. These students have been led by Dr. Horace Williams, Lecturer, JDSEEL and former Chairman, AIR and by Dr. Andrea Barrett, Lecturer, JDSEEL. The Vote of Thanks was ably moved by Dr. Rohan Lewis, Dean, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies who thanked Dr. Morgan for his excellent lecture and personal style of sharing his Trench Town journey. Distinguished Lecture on Community Transformation Professor Stephen Vasciannie (left), President, in discussion with Dr. Henley Morgan. Pictured in the background is Adriel Morgan, son of Dr. Morgan. Dr. Henley Morgan, Management Consultant delivering the UTech, Jamaica 60th Anniversary Distinguished Public Lecture on November 22, 2018 at LT-50, Shared Facilities Building, Papine Campus.