Choiseul’s Youth Are Watching: Will Opportunity Meet Their Ambition?

Young people in Choiseul are not short on dreams. What they are often short on is opportunity close to home. Many are eager to work, learn skills, start businesses, and contribute to their communities—but too often, they feel forced to look elsewhere to make that happen.

This reality deserves honest attention, not just during election seasons, but all year round.

Ambition Is Not the Problem

Spend time around young people in Choiseul and one thing becomes clear: ambition is alive and well. From sports and arts to trades and entrepreneurship, talent is not lacking.

What is lacking, many say, are clear pathways—training, mentorship, financing, and structured programmes that turn potential into progress.

Staying Should Also Be a Viable Choice

No one should be criticized for seeking opportunity abroad. But young people should not feel that leaving is the only way to move forward.

Strong communities are built when young adults can imagine a future for themselves where they grew up—where they can work, raise families, and invest back into the places that shaped them.

Community Has a Role to Play

Supporting youth is not only the job of government agencies. It involves schools, churches, sports groups, business owners, and community leaders working together to guide, encourage, and mentor.

Sometimes what a young person needs most is not money, but belief, direction, and consistent support.

Listening Is Just as Important as Planning

Too often, youth programmes are designed without truly listening to the people they are meant to serve. Real progress happens when young voices are part of the conversation—not just the audience.

When youth feel heard, they are more likely to engage, contribute, and lead.

Investing in Youth Is Investing in Choiseul’s Future

The strength of Choiseul tomorrow depends on the confidence and capacity of its young people today. Development that does not make space for youth is development that cannot last.

If we want vibrant communities in the years ahead, we must start by creating meaningful opportunities now.

What opportunities do you believe young people in Choiseul need most right now?