Indigo FoundationIndigo Foundation provides assistance to improve marginalised communities around the world, concentrating on areas of health and education. They work with local organisations to empower communities to access resources, and have control over the decisions that determine their basic needs and human rights. They provide financial and technical support to local 'not for profit' and community-based organisations.
The community we have chosen to support is the Soloman Islands:
Indigo Foundation has supported Turusuala since 2004, providing core funding and support to build the Turusuala Community Based Training Centre. The Centre will provide students with post graduation transition opportunities as they return to their villages.
Turusuala Community Based Training Centre provides vocational training to young people on the remote Weathercoast of Guadalcanal. Located in one of the least developed parts of the Solomon Islands, which was particularly affected by the 1998-2003 ethnic tensions, the centre is the only one of its kind in the area providing educational opportunities for local youth who have been excluded from the education system. The centre provides training in agriculture, joinery, building, sewing, home management, and food and nutrition. Most of the students come to the centre with only a primary school level education.
Solomon Islands has one of the fastest growing populations in the world, a high number of school dropouts and a sense among young people that they are being left out of community affairs. The majority of out-of-school young people are based in rural areas. Indigo Foundation’s initial decision to fund Turusuala was supported by research commissioned by AusAID in 2003 on youth in the Solomons. The researchers asked young people about their concerns and needs, and found that, for both young women and men, the demand for education and training in practical skills was high on their list of needs. Among the categories of training young people wanted, they identified rural livelihood skills courses, literacy, youth leadership and community organisation skills.
The project is not an easy one, and with issues such as food security being hindered by excessive rainfall, pests and diseases, and poor soil quality, as well as there being no electricity in the villages and poor communication infrastructure. However, the project is already doing really well and by raising our goal of $10,000 we can help fund the project for two whole years.
Please help us by clicking on the "Give" button to the right of this page.
Thank You.
The community we have chosen to support is the Soloman Islands:
Indigo Foundation has supported Turusuala since 2004, providing core funding and support to build the Turusuala Community Based Training Centre. The Centre will provide students with post graduation transition opportunities as they return to their villages.
Turusuala Community Based Training Centre provides vocational training to young people on the remote Weathercoast of Guadalcanal. Located in one of the least developed parts of the Solomon Islands, which was particularly affected by the 1998-2003 ethnic tensions, the centre is the only one of its kind in the area providing educational opportunities for local youth who have been excluded from the education system. The centre provides training in agriculture, joinery, building, sewing, home management, and food and nutrition. Most of the students come to the centre with only a primary school level education.
Solomon Islands has one of the fastest growing populations in the world, a high number of school dropouts and a sense among young people that they are being left out of community affairs. The majority of out-of-school young people are based in rural areas. Indigo Foundation’s initial decision to fund Turusuala was supported by research commissioned by AusAID in 2003 on youth in the Solomons. The researchers asked young people about their concerns and needs, and found that, for both young women and men, the demand for education and training in practical skills was high on their list of needs. Among the categories of training young people wanted, they identified rural livelihood skills courses, literacy, youth leadership and community organisation skills.
The project is not an easy one, and with issues such as food security being hindered by excessive rainfall, pests and diseases, and poor soil quality, as well as there being no electricity in the villages and poor communication infrastructure. However, the project is already doing really well and by raising our goal of $10,000 we can help fund the project for two whole years.
Please help us by clicking on the "Give" button to the right of this page.
Thank You.
