The National Volunteer Programme recently made a donation of school supplies to the youth.

Diane Felicien, the consultant with the National Volunteer Programme said the focus of the programme is to create a renewed spirit of volunteerism in Saint Lucia.

“Volunteer Saint Lucia is a nonprofit organization under the patronage of the Governor General HE Sir Neville Cenac, designed to create and renew spirit of volunteerism in Saint Lucia,” Mrs Felicien said. “This is accomplished by recruiting, training, certifying and recognizing volunteers. At volunteer Saint Lucia we offer the youth an opportunity to learn and grow into productive members in society. And in recognizing the youth as the leaders of tomorrow we have adopted a culture of exposing them to real world experiences by having them lead our chapters around the island.”

The programme also hopes to create and strengthen collaborations with the private sector and civil society.

“We encourage the support of donors and we also encourage them to support initiatives like these. To the students here today, I want to say that where you came from does not determine where you are going and what you are going to achieve.”

Mrs. Felicien added that the education of youth in Saint Lucia is of paramount importance to the organization.