Samoa National Youth Council - SNYC

25/02/2026

Thank you The Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organisations Inc - SUNGO for the partnership and the opportunity for SNYC to speak at your Public Forum on youth and employment.

24/02/2026

Great opportunity for youth! 😊

| Administrative Clerk

The U.S. Embassy Apia is looking for eligible and qualified applicants for the Administrative Clerk position.

Vacancy Announcement Number: Apia-2026-002

Details about the position and guidance on how to apply are available on the U.S. Embassy website: https://ws.usembassy.gov/jobs/.

This vacancy is open to all interested applicants. All applications must be submitted to [email protected].

03/02/2026

Thank you The Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organisations Inc - SUNGO for the opportunity to have Samoa National Youth Council - SNYC be part of the UPR Drafting Write-shop for CSOs last week.

Always a pleasure to be present to represent the youth voices for our country! 😊

All the best!

26/01/2026

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Fyi young people!

21/01/2026

Great talanoa with Pacific Youth Council Executive today as we kick off another year of impactful youth development work.

How inspiring to see strong, independent National Youth Councils working closely with government agencies to advance the youth space across our island nations!

Looking forward to the journey ahead with all our local, regional, and international partners !

18/01/2026

Some of our Board Members together with our Chair paid a courtesy visit to the Honorable Minister of Women, Community & Social Development, Afioga Moefa’auouo Julius Tafuna’i last week. This has been a practice of the Council’s Board in the past and was a necessary move especially at the start the year as the Council lays down its annual activities for the year ahead whilst also wrapping up most of its activities from the last financial year.

We anticipate a year where we will see continuation of our work in mobilizing the youth of Samoa for development.

We wish the Minister and his office all the best and looking forward to working together.

08/01/2026

Ta’i mata’ina lenei polokalame ua fa’ama’ite mea ai le Ekalesia a Iesu Keriso o le Au Paia o A*o e Gata ai.

A moomia e tupulaga le avanoa, o loo tatala mo soo se tasi.

For 68-year-old Henry Sua Fruean, going back to school was not about age, but about belief. “Learning never ends,” he shared. He is among the adults trying to attain formal certification through night...

07/01/2026

This is why we try to spotlight Climate Change as a key area of focus for young people as we are the custodians of our lands and god-given resources.

More climate action in the pipeline for this year!

The country of Tuvalu has officially been lost to climate change.

Experts say other countries will soon follow.

The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is facing a literal disappearance, with climate projections suggesting the entire island chain will be submerged by 2050, forcing the total evacuation of its physical island

To address this existential crisis, the government has enacted the Falepili Union Treaty with Australia, creating the world’s first planned climate migration program. This landmark agreement provides 280 Tuvaluans annually with permanent residency in Australia, offering essential access to healthcare, education, and employment. The urgency is undeniable: when the first 'climate visa' ballot opened this July, over 8,750 people applied for just 280 slots, illustrating the desperate race to escape the encroaching tides.

In a revolutionary move to preserve its sovereignty, Tuvalu is also reinventing itself as the world’s first digital nation. The project involves 3D-scanning its islands, digitizing government operations, and amending the national constitution to define the country as a virtual state. This transition comes as NASA warns that global sea-level rise has doubled its pace since 1993, with regions like the Gulf of Mexico rising three times faster than the global average. As Tuvalu prepares to exist solely in the cloud, it serves as a stark 'canary in the coal mine' for coastal regions worldwide, signaling a future where geography may no longer define a nation's existence.

source: Prada, L. (2025, July 29). This Entire Country Has To Be Evacuated Because of Climate Change. Giant Freakin Robot.

30/12/2025

Thank you for having SNYC be a partner for your 13th Youth Week celebrations particularly as one of the Judges for your Vodafone Miss Iva Youth Pageant.

It was a very well organized event and spoke volume of youth leadership and talent of our youth. Proud to have witnessed this throughout the whole week.

Malo to the new Tausala - looking forward to working with you on some of the SNYC work in the pipeline for 2026!

30/12/2025

Sau ia! Miss Iva Youth 2025! Opening number!