Friends Educating Kids

Lost in the war between culture and the 21st century, are a group of kids who will never leave their isolated island home. They will never have the choice of freedom to go to high school. They are the new generation of the Outer Islands of Vanuatu. The future leaders of the nation. A nation that is struggling to take its place in the modern world. Crippled by the custom of wantalk system. Australia calls it ‘jobs for the mates.’ In other words positions of power are kept within the family.

YouMe Support Foundation is a non-profit making charity, dedicated to assisting children in isolated, island villages and low income areas gain a high school education.

By visiting this site, you have shown that you too are interested in reaching out to help others. In particular, children and families who may never get the chance to thank you personally. On their behalf we would like to say ‘Thank you’. (The children would say in Bishlama, ‘Tank u tumus’)

What would you do if your child could not go to high school and have an active role in the 21st century? These children dream of being a nurse, doctor, teacher, or carpenter. They dream of taking their community forward.

They cannot turn off an electric light after dark - they don’t have electricity. Food is cooked over an open fire. There are no shops to buy icecream, or cars to ride in.

These things are not important, but they have few teachers. Carpenters are non existent. Many parents cannot read or write. They have no doctor in a medical crisis.

You can make a difference to the life of the entire village by assisting the children gain an education. By educating the next generation.

Thank you for joining us, as we work together to affect positive changes that last a lifetime. Join us and become a Friends Educating Kids.

“Tank u tumus (Thank you in Bislama). I have no one else to help me. Without you I will never be able to go to High School.”