BREAKING DOWN LANGUAGE BARRIERS
Determined to preserve the native tongue of her ancestors, Trina John-Charles founded Kwéyòl 4 Kids, with a vision of providing books and teaching aids for children in Dominican and St Lucian Creole, otherwise known as Kwéyòli
Tell us about yourself.
I work in TV journalism and have two journalism degrees, so writing is kind of my thing. I was born and raised in the UK, but both my parents are from Dominica. I have always loved Dominica, but I also love the Caribbean in general and have visited most islands. We are all so similar, yet so different… It’s like having all these cousins you’ve never met.