Waan Aelon in Majel (WAM): Civic Education and Life Skills Training for At-Risk Youth

$27.7K USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	NGO - Non United States Other
Country	Marshall Islands
Start Date	Oct 26, 2008
End Date	Oct 15, 2010
Duration	719 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`78278-49`

Grant Description

U.S.

State Department, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Activity for Waan Aelon in Majel (WAM): Civic Education and Life Skills Training for At-Risk Youth. An intensive summer training program for 25 at-risk youth participants in vocational and life-skills. Field trips to the High Court, National Police and Marshall Islands Jail, and the Parliament Building (Nitijela).

Attending lectures by government officials and learning about the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) government. Attending a workshop called Marshall Islands Politics and Democracy run by the NGO, Young Citizens/Antoone 2020.