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Young Pioneers was founded on April 10th, 2013 by Shivanie Rampersaud. It is a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) that focuses on Youth Development and Humanitarian work. Our aim is to involve youths in community and developmental work as well as create sustainable projects and opportunities for less fortunate individuals. Our work includes Social Projects, Capacity Building, Human and Infrastructural Development, Medical Assistance, Domestic Violence Awareness, Educational and Recreational Activities, Youth Development, Counselling, Food, Toys, Books, Clothing and Hot Meal Drives among many others.

Our members are divided into groups in various districts across the country. Each group comprises a leader which is known as the Head Pioneer, while the other members are referred to as Pioneers. Mrs Rampersaud who is the Founder & President of the Organisation usually plans and outlines all activities after which she hands it over to the Planning Committee, with whom she works to adjust the general plans to suit the individual district needs, the execution is then done by the group members with guidance from the Head Pioneers and herself.

Young Pioneers is 100% non-profit, all of our members are volunteers and do not receive any type of payments for their services. All of our activities and events are self-funded by the Organisation itself and sometimes by sponsorship from our members. However, there may be exceptions to special projects which are sometimes done through partnerships with other entities and Corporate bodies.

Over the past years, Young Pioneers have organised and executed a number of activities including toy drives, book drives, outreaches, food and clothing distributions, funds for medical assistance, health and other social campaigns, visits to Elderly homes and Orphanages, Hot meals distributions, Domestic violence assistance, Cancer awareness projects and events, Blood Drives, Spelling Bees and Corporate workshops on social issues, Scholarships, among others.

Additionally, members of Young Pioneers also benefit from development opportunities including networking, mentorship programmes and exposure to overseas organisations and training opportunities.

Young Pioneers is a registered member of the National Coordinating Coalition (NCC) under the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID) program.