Youth Challenge Vanuatu

Youth Challenge Vanuatu is a local NGO working in youth leadership and livelihoods since 2001. It started as a program for Australia and Canadian youth to gain leadership and community development experience, alongside national youth. In 2003, the program prioritized the involvement of an increased cohort of Ni-Vanuatu youth participants. This gave these young Ni-Vanuatu women and men opportunities to increase their leadership skills and livelihoods opportunities through engaging in community development programs, training and internship, business mentoring and access to career support. It has also provided YCV greater insight into the challenges that young women and men in Vanuatu experience in seeking employment, becoming leaders and creating their own businesses. Today, Youth Challenge is a registered charitable non government, non religious organization, delivering programmes which seek to up-skill and empower youth in leadership, employment, education and small business development.