Bequia, 3 February 2003

Small Islands Voice was launched officially in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday 3rd February 2003. Students, teachers and principals from the Bequia Community High School and the Bequia Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School attended the official launching. A multi-media presentation on the Small Islands Voice project was given by Mr. Herman Belmar, National Coordinator and teacher at the Bequia Community High School. This generated a lot of interest and questions, and was reported in the press.

In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Small Islands Voice activities will focus on the country's youth, and will help them identify their issues of concern and discuss them with young people in islands around the world. Ultimately the project aims to facilitate addressing these concerns. Another ongoing project, called Sandwatch, which seeks to involve young people in the monitoring and management of island beaches, will be incorporated into Small Islands Voice activities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

St. Vincent, 21 February 2003

Small Islands Voice was launched in mainland St. Vincent at the Barrouallie Secondary School. Students from the school attended the launch as well as Ms. Lafleur John, Secretary-General of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Commission for UNESCO. The Heritage Club of the Barrouallie Secondary School will be participating in the second phase of the Small Islands Voice internet-based youth forum. Students and teachers from Bequia gave presentations about Small Islands Voice.

Small Islands Voice is run by a coordinating committee in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.