About the Project
Youth Serving Samoa (YSS) is a special project created through a grant awarded by the Administration for Native Americans. The YSS Project is a 6 month tsunami-relief grant project with a focus on youth-led service learning, and the project aims to educate the American Samoan children and teen population on disaster preparedness.
The project has 2 parts.
1) Students will design and implement clean up and beautification projects in 6 villages that were devastated by the 9/29/2010 tsunami
2) Students will develop and implement a youth-to-youth disaster preparedness campaign.
The project has 2 parts.
1) Students will design and implement clean up and beautification projects in 6 villages that were devastated by the 9/29/2010 tsunami
2) Students will develop and implement a youth-to-youth disaster preparedness campaign.
The Participants
The project includes 75 high school students from across the island and is led by 7 very dedicated Youth Leaders.
The Youth Leaders attended leadership workshops throughout October and November of 2010 before taking led by planning the Village Clean Up Projects and Youth-to-Youth Campaign.
The Youth Leaders took on an special role in November 2010 when they presented the project and their ideas to the village pulenu'u (majors). This was a rare occasion as youth do not usually interact with with village elders in such a way.
The Youth Leaders
1. Semurana Faleali'i - Samoana High School - Responsible for the village of Amanave
2. John Faumatu - Faasao Marist High school - Responsible for the village of Alofau
3. Athenia Laupola - Fagaitua High School - Responsible for the village of Fagaitua
4. Julieanne Mao - Leone High School - responsible for the village of Poloa
5. Myranda Parungo - Fagaitua High School - Responsible for the village of Asili
6. Siuila Uele - Fagaitua High School - Responsible for the village of Tula
7. Tiara Williams - Tafuna High School - Responsible for the Campaign
The Youth Leaders attended leadership workshops throughout October and November of 2010 before taking led by planning the Village Clean Up Projects and Youth-to-Youth Campaign.
The Youth Leaders took on an special role in November 2010 when they presented the project and their ideas to the village pulenu'u (majors). This was a rare occasion as youth do not usually interact with with village elders in such a way.
The Youth Leaders
1. Semurana Faleali'i - Samoana High School - Responsible for the village of Amanave
2. John Faumatu - Faasao Marist High school - Responsible for the village of Alofau
3. Athenia Laupola - Fagaitua High School - Responsible for the village of Fagaitua
4. Julieanne Mao - Leone High School - responsible for the village of Poloa
5. Myranda Parungo - Fagaitua High School - Responsible for the village of Asili
6. Siuila Uele - Fagaitua High School - Responsible for the village of Tula
7. Tiara Williams - Tafuna High School - Responsible for the Campaign
Led by the 7 YSS Youth Leaders, the village clean up projects involve a total of 65 high school students from across the island.
February 12, 2011: East Side Projects
Village Projects
1) Tula - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & weed eating of overgrown areas
Planting of 250 plants and trees (with the help of ASCC Land Grant)
Painting of Matatula Elementary School's front wall
Installation of new village sign
2) Alofau - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & ditch clean-up
Painting of Alofau bus stop
Weed cutting of over grown areas
Installation of a new village sign
3) Fagaitua - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & ditch clean-up
Faga’itua High School clean up
Installation of village sign
February 26, 2011: West Side Projects
Village Projects
1) Poloa - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & clean-up
Clearing of mud from road and drainage ditch caused by Cyclone Wilma (1/25/2011)
Weed eating and clearing of overgrown areas
Installation of new village sign
2) Amanave - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & clean-up
Installation of a new village sign
3) Asili - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & clean-up and weed eating of overgrown areas
Stream clean up
Painting of community entry rock, planters, and telephone poles
Installation of new village sign
Village Projects
1) Tula - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & weed eating of overgrown areas
Planting of 250 plants and trees (with the help of ASCC Land Grant)
Painting of Matatula Elementary School's front wall
Installation of new village sign
2) Alofau - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & ditch clean-up
Painting of Alofau bus stop
Weed cutting of over grown areas
Installation of a new village sign
3) Fagaitua - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & ditch clean-up
Faga’itua High School clean up
Installation of village sign
February 26, 2011: West Side Projects
Village Projects
1) Poloa - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & clean-up
Clearing of mud from road and drainage ditch caused by Cyclone Wilma (1/25/2011)
Weed eating and clearing of overgrown areas
Installation of new village sign
2) Amanave - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & clean-up
Installation of a new village sign
3) Asili - Trash and scrap metal pick-up/removal
Shoreline & clean-up and weed eating of overgrown areas
Stream clean up
Painting of community entry rock, planters, and telephone poles
Installation of new village sign
The aim of the Youth-to-Youth Campaign is to prepared the children and teens of American Samoa for natural disasters. 16 students came together to form the Campaign Team and designed a strategy to spread their message that included a logo, banners, flyers, newspaper ads, radio ads, video public service announcements, elementary school presentations.
Logo (designed by Youth Leader Tiara Williams with the help of the Youth Leaders)
Flyers (designed by Alex Reid & Arielle Regis)
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Newspaper Ads (designed by Semurana Faleali'i, Se'epa Fafili, Laura Tolo & Mary Cheung Fuk)
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Banner (by Myranda Parungo & Maumaga Sou)
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