While many of ChildFund’s efforts are at early child development, ensuring kids are in school and not gathering water or food, the Pacific’s youth need our support, too. Many have left school to help the family to earn an income or simply because they’ve lost confidence. With broken education they face an uncertain future and poor employment opportunities.
ChildFund’s youth Bridging Course at Kiribati Institute of Technology (KIT) helps young people with an incomplete education. The course focuses on developing Numeracy, English and Literacy skills for which they gain certification. This creates employment opportunities including the opportunity to work in NZ and Australia.
Over the next five years, 250 young people will participate in the Bridging Course gaining the skills and knowledge to overcome difficulties and start on a path to a better future.
