Keithlin Caroo

Biography

Keithlin Caroo is a young Saint Lucian changemaker championing the cause of gender inequality and rural
development across the Caribbean. Her impact is most visible through her non-profit, Helen’s Daughters,
currently operating in Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Established in 2016, Helen’s Daughters offers advocacy, capacity development and improved
market access to thousands of rural women across participating islands.Ms. Caroo’s passion for agriculture - cultivated from her upbringing in a farming household - is supplemented by an education in International Relations. She gained a deeper appreciation for the role of agriculture in a thriving society during her five-year tenure at the United Nations. Her continued work in the empowerment of the Caribbean’s rural women has earned her international recognition. She is a One Young World Ambassador, a Forbes Island Innovator, an Ashoka and Echoing Green fellow and the recipient of an MBE.