Eleven-year-old Virgin Gorda resident Azariah George is no stranger to the Tortola-based Youth Empowerment Project, which has hosted several pop-up activities on her island. Soon she’ll have a chance to …
March 29, 2024
August 23, 2023
Students learn new skills at YEP
In the computer lab on Aug. 17 at the Youth Empowerment Project, students were practising their typing speed. In the kitchen, another group was learning how to use measuring cups …
August 29, 2022
Summer camps kept kids busy, but need seen for more free options
On a recent Monday afternoon in the Multi-purpose Sports Complex, several children took off their shoes and tossed them in a pile. Then they split into teams and turned their …
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May 24, 2021
Soapbox derby draws daredevils
Crowds packed along the two lanes leading to H. Lavity Stoutt Community College on Whit Monday, at the end of which sat two tall plywood ramps, each outfitted with a …
July 12, 2019
YEP to go solar
The Youth Empowerment Project is set to become the first entity in the Virgin Islands to have an official grid-tie interconnection with the BVI Electricity Corporation, paving the way for …
December 19, 2018
Youth Empowerment Project seeks to expand with help of Boys & Girls Clubs of America
In the next few years, there could be a crisis among some of the youths of Virgin Gorda, according to Glenn Permuy, senior vice president of the Boys & Girls …
September 3, 2018
YEP links with Boys and Girls Clubs of America
The Youth Empowerment Project in East End announced last month that it has been accepted as an international affiliate of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. BGCA, a youth …
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