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Virgin Gorda Youth Leadership Initiative VGYLI was formed in 2006 by local citizens, business, churches, education, government and youth concerned for the island’s youth. They issued a report: VGYLI Summary of Observations and Recommendations from Virgin Gorda Community Leaders (November, 2006). For Virgin Gorda and the BVI to effectively address the emerging challenges of the 21st century, there is an urgent need to invest in the island’s next generation of leaders. Young people must be identified, trained, rewarded and given incentives to return to the islands to contribute to the social, environmental economic well being of the Island. Benefits for Virgin Gorda Youth • Youth clarify their dreams and goals for their lives • Youth experience a greater sense of responsibility for their lives, their future and for their island; • Youth develop a better understanding for the challenges on their island and how they can help; • VGYLI youth are trained and prepared to represent VG in BVI/Caribbean educational events; • Increases youth pride and self-esteem; encourages self-sufficiency and social responsibility; • Youth trained with transferable skills to enhance youth employability with island companies; • Motivates youth to develop work ethic, team work, critical thinking, problem-solving skills; • Develop life-long skills in communicating and making presentations (written and verbal); • Youth connect with opportunities and responsibilities in Virgin Gorda/BVI community; • Work side-by-side youth leaders who created successful program on their own Caribbean island; • Multiplier effect/replicable model: trains VGYLI youth to recruit and train other VG youth. Benefits for Virgin Gorda Community
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