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WELCOME Name: Tommy Bollen Island of Origin: Ure Parapara Province: Torba Position: Provincial Youth President On behalf of my People and Youth of Torba Province, we would like to welcome you to our Province as we journey these Youth Service directory, to help us know and aware of the youth of the province and the types of youth services provides by different organizations On the 13th July 2013 I was elected as the Provincial Youth President of Torba.
On behalf of myself, I would like to thank the youth for having the trust and confidence in me, and also thank the Vanuatu National Youth Council members, the Country’s Youth administrator and our partners.

Above all I would like to acknowledge God’s for allowing me to accept the mandate as President.

However it is not a easy task, it’s a great challenge for me and I believe that we will work together with individuals and youth services providers to help our young people.
2 BACKGROUND Description of Torba Flag The Torba Province (former District of Banks Torres) flag is diagonally arranged, blue in the upper hoist, stripes of red-yellow-black-white-green, and yellow in the lower fly.

Overall, centred, but displaced to the lower part of the flag, is a series of local emblems: two ferns and crossed spears on the perimeter, a chain of white stone beads, a white boars tusk, and a black crayfish.
Background of Torba Province Torba is one of the six Provinces of The Republic of Vanuatu and is located in the Northern Part of the country.

The Province is made up of the groups of Islands of Torres and Banks.

The name Torba is derived from the initial, Torrest (Tor) and Banks (Ba).It has an area of 882 square kilometers.

The capital of Torba province, Sola, is located on the east side of the island, on Port Patteson.
There is an airport there (IATA code SLH), to which Air Vanuatu flies three times a week.

There is one road on the island but few vehicles.

Vanua Lava is the second largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province, Vanuatu, after slightly larger Gaua.

It is located about 120 km north-northeast of Espiritu Santo and north of Gaua.
Vanua Lava is home to four indigenous languages:Vurës with about 2000 speakers, Vera'a with 500; and two dying languages, Mwesen with 10 speakers, and Lemerig with only 2 speakers living.

To these four local languages, one may add those of migrant communities: Mwotlap on the north-eastern coast, Mota by some families in the east.

Bislama is the language most often heard in Sola, the administrative capital where people from different language backgrounds meet.
Vanua Lava evidently used to harbour more languages in the past, several of which have disappeared since the mid-19th century.

3 ECONOMIC Economic Status Economic of the Province is built on Fishing, Agriculture with 42 percent, Labor Mobility, Cooperative, Banks, Retail with 2 percent, Tourism with 2 percent, and Forestry.

The people there are subsistence farmers who strive to earn the living.
However, due to the demand of tourism in the country, Torba is one of the choices of tourism experience nowadays.

Tourism played a part in there economics.

The province have 17 languages The spoken in varies Island of Torres and banks.
Economic Structure Agriculture Forestry Labour Mobility Tourism Economy Economy Economy Cooperative Fisheries Bank Retail Population statistic The total Youth Population of Torba Province is 2593 4 COUNCIL STRUCTURE Council Structure Torba Provincial Youth Council The aim of the Youth Council is to have proper Youth setting/ formation prior to the Youth Structure at all levels in the Province and to work in collaborations with Government bodies and NGO’S, to encourage equal participations by the Youth.
Torba Executive Member President Vice President Tommy Bollen Aswin Wenau Secretary Treasurer Member Member Member: Cliffton Longsdale Joe Tatai Bob Dickinson Woksen Ham & Tensly 5 EDUCATION Primary School School Name Arep Bagavegug Ecole de Nelson Ecole Primaire D'Arep Gnere Tuvuro Island Rock Christian Losalava Martin Nergar N-T-C-U Pasalele Robin Memorial Sanlang Santa Maria Sarantar Shelil Shem Rolley Silva Memorial Tasvare Telhei Telvet Vaes Vaget Wongyeskei Wosok Contact 38591 38591 38500 / 30529 38514 38512 38505 / 38595 38573 / 38546 58561 38589 / 38514 38588 38541 38502 / 7725747 39585 5341880 38588 38502 / 38561 Secondary School School Name Losolava Junior Secondary School College d'Arep Contact Arep 38501 / 38505 Torba Rural Training Centre Name of RTC Areas Council Status Focal Person Address Contact Details Fisher Young Sola Active Arthur Kete Vitimboso Vureas Bay Active Jeremiah Michael 5937020 6 HEALTH Torba Health Services Health Facility Name Ambeck Aota Beam Diver's Bay Dorig Gamalna Hiu Kerepeta Lalnatak Lemaily Leon Bay Masliliu Rah Siriti Tasmat Tegua Toga Valtel Vatop Vatrata Wasaga Type Island Health Worker(s) Contact details Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Aid Post Vanua Lava Dick Godfrey Mere Lava Adrin Gaspard 5656867 / 5634817 Gaua Steward Johnsen Ureparapara Martin Mera Gaua Mota Hiu Apollos ; Tari Hosea Jimmry; Jones Wikins Magreth Atkins; Sakrias Melia 7743122 / 38558 Vanua Lava Rosie Livae Vanua Lava Alvin Edwin; John Hiven 5963830 7742107 Ureparapara Patcy Roman Vanua Lava Rowley Henry Gaua Norris Tom Mota Lava Anna Danstan Gaua Janeth Weting Mere Lava Tegua Toga Mota Lava Glenda Louise Aiden Lorence; Aden Selwin Nicolas Brian Sophie Frank Vanua Lava Jimmi Cliff Vanua Lava Alban Sakius Vanua Lava Juliet Edwin Dixon Mala Daniel Sailas 7759124 7769562 7741967 Dolap Dispensary Gaua Hanington Dispensary Vanua Lava Elian Sale Lehali Lequel (Robul) Sarawia Bemisas Loh Mataka Dispensary Ureparapara Dickson Mala Dispensary Mere Lava Patricia Qon Dispensary Mota Hilda Brown / Johnis Health Centre Mota Lava Health Centre Loh Health Centre Gaua Sandy Wilfred / Apigael M Zebolon M / Leni M / Graig Billy Tasso / Nancy Frank Douglas Wilson / Joyclin Nako Qatvaes Health Centre Vanua Lava 5698699 7784954 7749205 / 7720259 7753378 7 DIRECTORY Correctional Services Name of Organization Correctional Services Department Date it began Location: Contact Details Contact Phone Postal Address: Email: Aim: 08 August 2006 Solar-Vanua Lava Mr. Wilkin Kalep (Probation Officer) 38551 Mobil: 5552334 (Sola) P.O BOX 3082, Port Vila kwilkins@vanuatu.gov.vu The aim and purpose of my organization is to rehabilitate and re integrate offenders (male/ female) back to their communities after serving a term of imprisonment.
The organization has a main core value which is RESPECT.

This core value up holds the work of the organizations, staffs and detainees within the Department of Correctional Services.

The Department also promotes custom values as re integrative needs of the offender in his or her community.

Programs & Activities Offenders carried out numerous programs while in the correctional centre.

These programs includes; Carpentry, Catering, Agriculture, Literacy and Bible studies.
Other programs like art work, sewing and other life skills training are included as programs given to the detainees.

Other programs such as the TVET strengthening programs in the communities are also beneficial to the offenders who however enrol themselves in.

For community based sentence, awareness programs are provided to help offenders re direct themselves to a better beginning of their lives after serving sentences or they are awarded second chances to change their behaviour.
This program is available through the Wan Smol Bag organization; 8 DIRECTORY D e p a r t m e n t of Women’s Affairs Name of Organization/ Association: Organization Acronym Location: Postal Address: Contact Details: Fax Email address: Key Contact Person: Position: Department of Women’s Affairs DWA Port Vila PMB 9091 250099/25920 26353 dkenneth@vanuatu.gov.vu Dorosday Kenneth Watson Director Vision: Equality for All Mission: To ensure that all aspects of the work of the Department of Women’s Affairs seek to advance the status of Vanuatu women and enhance their lives through policy formulation and coordinate and implementation of action plans and working in strategic partnership.
Values: Working in Partnership with Government, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) for Equality Objectives: - To mainstream a gender perspective in all Government policy development and implementation to achieve gender equality.

- To create equal access to participation and decision- making for women, children and People Living with disabilities in the social, political and economic life of the nation.

- To undertake integrated measures to eliminate all forms of violence against women.
- To ensure the effective operational management of the Department of Women’s Affairs to better achieve its Mission, Vision & Objectives through improved physical, human and financial resources and infrastructure.
Programs & Activities: Support Special events campaigns: International Women’s Day – 8th March National Women’s Day 10th May Kindy Day 12th June , VANWODS Day 17th July Children’s Day 24th July (continued on the next page) 9 DIRECTORY Department of Women’s Affairs (cont) Rural women’s Day 15th October International Disability Day 5th December 16 Days of Activism 25th November Key Programs GBV Program Children’s Program CRC Training Governance Program Gender Disability Program CRDP Training Human Rights Economic Empowerment Program.
Gender and Election Workshop with Political parties and women’s wings Family Protection Act Workshop (Provide training for the approved Authorized Person (APs) and Registered Counsellors) Child Protection Workshop Public Solicitor Name of Organization/ Association: Public Solicitor Organization Acronym: Location: Postal Address: Contact Numbers Fax: Email address: Key Contact Person: Position: Aims and purpose (PUBSOL) Sola, Vanua Lava P.O Box 794, Port Vila 678 36350 678 23451 jtari@vanuatu.gov.vu Jane Tari (Senior legal officer) The purpose of this office is to provide legal assistance to needy people of Vanuatu, especially those charged with an offence.
Programs & Activities: Provide Legal Advice Litigation in Court Prepared Court Document Awareness in the court tours 10 DIRECTORY Office of the Public Prosecutor Key Contact Person Contact Number Email Address Location Gregory J Takau (Senior Prosecutor) 22271 gtakau@vanuatu.gov.vu Joint Court Area, Port Vila Postal Address PMB 9035 Aims and purpose: (a) to institute, prepare and conduct preliminary enquiries; and (b) to institute, prepare and conduct on behalf of the State, prosecutions for offences in any court; and (c) to institute, prepare and conduct, on behalf of the State appeals in any court in respect of prosecutions; and (d) to conduct, on behalf of the State as respondent, any appeal in any court in respect of prosecutions; and (e) if requested by the Attorney General to do so, to institute, prepare and conduct on behalf of the State, or be a party to, proceedings under legislation dealing with proceeds of crime, mutual assistance or extradition; and (f) to discontinue prosecutions regardless of who instituted them; and (g) if requested to do so, to give advice to members of the Vanuatu Police Force and any other investigators in relation to investigations, proposed prosecutions or prosecutions; and (h) to provide assistance in obtaining search warrants; and (i) to prosecute breaches of the Leadership Code [Cap.
240]; and (j) such other functions that are conferred on the Public Prosecutor by this Act or any other law.

Programs & Activities: The Office of the Public Prosecutor has its own awareness programs that the office has been conducting in the past years in secondary schools and sometimes during court tours in the remote islands of Vanuatu.
We are also willing to participate in any programs, involving our office, as requested 11 DIRECTORY Vanuatu Red Cross Society Name of Organization/ Association: Organization Acronym: Location: Postal Address: Contact Numbers Fax: Email address: Key Contact Person: Position: Aims and purpose: Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) Sola, Vanua Lava P.O.BOX 618 Port Vila 678 5408141 (Cobbage Lonsdale) 678 5351401 (Fisher Dinh Young) 22599 fdinhyoung@gmail.com Cobbage Lonsdale & Fisher Din Young Sub branch Officer Stop discrimination and improve people’s lives.
Programs & Activities: Health- Giving remote communities skills and equipment for better health outcomes Community-based First aid Water sanitation and Hygiene First aid training and services Disaster - Giving communities skills to reduce and respond to disaster risks.

Disaster risk reduction Disaster preparedness and response Climate change.

Youth & Humanitarian Values Building a foundation of social inclusion and supporting youth leadership.
Empress spoken youth project Law and fundamental Principles 12 DIRECTORY Vanuatu Family Health Centre Name of Organization/ Association: Organization Acronym: Location : Postal Address: Email address: Phone numbers: Fax Key Contact Person Position Vision: Vanuatu Family Health Association VFHA Gaua PMB 9065 vfha@vanuatu.com.vu vfha_prgm@vanuatu.com.vu 5392754 / 22140 24627 Howard Aris Project Coordinator We are committed to contribute to a society where people enjoy good health and easy access to quality sexual and reproductive health services and information.
The association works to disseminate services and information's to improve RH/FP in Vanuatu for families and particularly to young people, women and men and to the marginalized Youth (groups) Objectives: To mount campaigns to stimulate and encourage both the government and the private sectors to have greater awareness of population problems in Vanuatu and solicit greater support for family planning ,HIV/ Aids, reproductive and sexual health & rights.
To strive to advance the family planning movement among underserved population by addressing through information, advocacy and services, their unmet needs and demand for family planning, sexual and reproductive health.

To educate the Youth on Reproductive health issues and they will start to care about their lives.
Programmatic areas: (5 As) Adolescents & Youths Reproductive Health and Development (AHD) AIDS and other Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) Abortion: Prevention of unsafe Abortion and provision of abortion complication care Access to quality Reproductive health clinic services Advocacy for reproductive health rights (continued on the next page) 13 DIRECTORY Vanuatu Family Health Centre (cont) Activities: Facilitations of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Workshops to marginalized youths in the communities We organize Focus group discussions of SRH We train Peer educators.
The peer educators provide peer education on SRH Providing Family Planning & Counselling Provide Free Toll line counselling on SRH Issues Awareness at Schools, Churches and Communities in rural communities on SRH, AIDs/ STI , Weekly Radio Program on SRH and other issues affecting young people today Correctional Centre Program SRH, STI,HIV We also have two clinics operating in Port Vila and Luganville that provides; Some SRH services including counselling Provide Family Planning Services and counseling HIV/AIDS testing & Counselling STIs testing/treatment & counseling Pap smear testing Medical check ups Support for Sexual assault & rape cases Other health conditions We also have 10 project sites throughout Vanuatu that are have each a coordinator.
They provide awareness on SRH and distribute free condoms.

They also provide Some resource materials at the youth centres and some documentaries for youth on SRH We also have a small library of resources on SRH and we assist students who are doing their research on issues relating to SRH issues.
14 DIRECTORY Save the Children Vanuatu Name of Organization/ Association: Organization Acronym Location: Contact Details: Postal Address: Phone Contact Fax: Email address: Vision: Save the Children works for: Save the Children (SCA) Sola (Torba Province) Mr Tom Skirrow (Country Director) P.O Box 283, Port Vila 22794 / 5551006 25214 Tom.skirrow@savethechildren.org.vu A World which Respects and Values each Child A World which Listens to Children and Learns A World where all Children have hope and opportunity Purpose of the Organization: Save the Children aims to ensure that children regardless of race, country of origin or religious beliefs have the means for survival, receive protection and have access to nutrition, primary health and basic education Program implemented: Specific Programs Health Village Health Worker Program STARS Health Program and IZA Education Early Childhood Program Humanitarian Response Education in Emergency Child Protection Child Rights & Protection Program Construction Constructing/Renovation of Aid Post, Pre School and Youth Friendly Spaces Note: STARS Health Program: stands for Strengthening Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Program It was combination of the previous projects such as YOP, IZA, Social Condom Marketing, Peer Education.
(continued on the next page) 15 DIRECTORY Save the Children Vanuatu (cont) Goal of the STARS program: To reduce Sexually Transmitted Infections [STI] prevalence and unwanted pregnancies among young people aged 10-29 in Vanuatu.
Objectives: 1] To increase to quality Youth Friendly Services spaces to ensure STI/Family Planning services are Accessible to Young People 2] To equip Young People skills that support safe behaviour and their broader well-being and mobilizing Community support for this by facilitating community dialogue and collective action that promoting young people’s well– being including SRH 3] To support Young People aged 10-29, to develop the capabilities and confidence in Life Skills Activities implemented: 1] Advocacy on information to Youth on Child Rights and Child Protection 2] Advocacy on Sexual Reproductive Health Information’s 3] Peer Education program and market sales of Score Condom 4] Training Youth in Life Skill activities and setting up their live hood businesses well- Being including SRH 5] To support Young People aged 10-29, to develop the capabilities and confidence in Life Skills 16