Coordinating the youth strategy in Micronesia

Many of you will be aware that SPC has established a sub-regional office in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. The purpose of this initiative is to strengthen SPC activities and outreach in the Northern Pacific. A number of programmes and projects are already well established in the Northern Pacific region including the Development of Sustainable Agriculture in the Pacific (DSAP) project. Mereseini Seniloli, coordinates DSAP activities in the Northern Pacific region under the guidance of the DSAP Headquarters in Suva, Fiji. The DSAP Project is working closely with youth groups for example in Marshall Islands the project works with the Youth to Youth NGO, in FSM the youth groups of the municipalities, and also in Palau . Mereseini with her wealth of experience of youth issues and needs in the region and potential partners has kindly agreed to be an important focal point for the development of the 'youth and agriculture' strategy in the Northern Pacific.