"A Leg Up or a Hand Out?": Philanthropy in Barbados

For the past two months, the Department of History and Philosophy and the Barbados Museum and Historical Society have been presenting a series of lectures entitled, "A Leg Up or A Hand Out?": Philanthropy in Barbados. The lecture series has bnexploring the history of philanthropy and charity in Barbados, marking the tercentenary of Christopher Codrington's charitable bequest to establish the British Caribbean's first tertiary learning institution, now known as Codrington College. Since then, Barbadians have been lending their financial and voluntary support to educational, medical and cultural institutions that have continued to shape the social landsape of Barbados. For continued updates about the upcoming lecture schedule, see the Event Schedule below. If you missed out on some of the lectures visit UWI's webpage entitled Barbados Museum 2011 Lecture Series to view videos of previous lectures.