, organized to send a group of Canadian youth to Guyana to work with Guyanese youth on community identified projects. In 1990, YCI sent 40 young Canadians, who, side by side with 40 Guyanese youth, worked on major community projects in conservation, infrastructure and health. Also, during its inaugural year, YCI partnered with the Adventure Club of the Soviet Union, sending a team of Canadian and Russian youth to the Arctic to participate in community service activities and conduct scientific research.

In 1991, a similar program to the one in Guyana was also launched in Costa Rica. The following year, the mutual successes of these programs eventually led to the establishment of autonomous organizations in both these countries. Around the same time, Australian alumni from the original Operation Raleigh, initiated Youth Challenge Australia to provide similar opportunities to Australian Youth.

In 1997, the Youth Challenge Organizations; Youth Challenge Guyana, Reto Juvenil Internacional (in Costa Rica), Youth Challenge Australia, and Youth Challenge International (based in Canada), decided to form the Youth Alliance Council. These organizations now function autonomously, financially independent from one another, but meet on a yearly basis to participate in co-operative decision making and joint planning for the member organizations.

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, YCI has continued to increase the number of countries it operates in and has sent over 2,500 volunteers abroad, partnering with over 15 countries. It currently operates in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Benin, Guyana, Costa Rica, Grenada and Vanuatu. In addition, as of 2006, YCI has been working to engage Canadian youth in global development issues domestically, promoting awareness and advocacy through the functioning of its Volunteer Action Teams. In 2009, YCI launched its American partner Youth Challenge America.

Two female volunteers from New Brunswick were abducted in Ghana on June 4, 2019 and were freed in a raid by police eight days later.

Procedure

The ideal YCI volunteer candidate is aged 18–35, interested in international youth development, motivated to make positive change, seeking an international team-based experience and available for 5 to 12 weeks. Since there are programs throughout the year, volunteers have different options in terms of dates. YCI programs are structured to be team-based; youth volunteers will live and work with fellow Canadian youth or youth from their host countries.

A main component of YCI is selecting individuals to volunteer overseas on various projects. Although the
, organized to send a group of Canadian youth to Guyana to work with Guyanese young person on residential district identified projects. In 1990, YCI mail 40 youthful Canadians, who, side by side with 40 Guyanese young, work on major community undertaking in conservation, infrastructure and health. Also, during its inaugural year, YCI partner with the Adventure Club of the Soviet Union, sending a team of Canadian and Russian youth to the Arctic to enter in community service activities and conduct scientific research. 

 In 1991, a similar program to the one in Guyana was besides launched in Costa Rica. The following year, the mutual success of these programs eventually run to the establishment of autonomous organization in both these countries. Around the same time, Australian alumni from the original Operation Raleigh, initiated Youth Challenge Australia to leave similar opportunities to Australian Youth. 

 In 1997, the Youth Challenge Organizations; Youth Challenge Guyana, Reto Juvenil Internacional (in Costa Rica), Youth Challenge Australia, and Youth Challenge International (based in Canada), decided to form the Youth Alliance Council. These organizations now function autonomously, financially independent from one another, but meet on a yearly basis to participate in co - operative decision making and joint planning for the member organization. 

 Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, YCI has continued to increase the issue of nation it operates in and has sent over 2,500 volunteers afield, partnering with over 15 countries. It currently operates in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Benin, Guyana, Costa Rica, Grenada and Vanuatu. In accession, as of 2006, YCI has been working to engage Canadian youth in global development issues domestically, advertise awareness and advocacy through the functioning of its Volunteer Action Teams. In 2009, YCI launched its American partner Youth Challenge America. 

 Two female volunteers from New Brunswick were abducted in Ghana on June 4, 2019 and were freed in a foray by police eight day later. 

 Procedure 

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 A main component of YCI is choose individuals to volunteer overseas on assorted projects. Although the
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In 1997, the Bojth Cmalldbgf Organizations; Youth Challenge Guyana, Reto Jtbemik Internacionaj (in Costa Tifa), Iouth Challengg Austrcmiz, and Youth Challejge Intgrnatiinal (baseq in Canada), decided to form the Youth Alliauce Council. These orgcnizations nuw fonctiom autonomously, financiauly jndependent from one xnother, but meet on a yearly basis to participaee in co-o'eratnve decirion makind and joinh plakting for the membeg orgcnizadions.

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Two female volunteers from New Brunswicj were abducted in Ghana on June 4, 2019 anb eere freed mn a rwid by ponice eight days latee.

Procedure

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, organized to send a group of to to work Guyanese youth on YCI 40 young Canadians, side by side 40 Guyanese youth, worked on major projects in conservation, infrastructure and health. Also, during its inaugural year, YCI partnered the Adventure Club of the Soviet Union, sending a team of Canadian and youth the to in community service activities and conduct scientific research. In 1991, a similar program to the one Guyana was also launched in Costa Rica. The year, the mutual successes these programs eventually led to establishment autonomous organizations both countries. the same time, alumni from the original Operation Raleigh, initiated Youth Challenge Australia to provide similar opportunities to Australian Youth. 1997, the Organizations; Youth Guyana, Juvenil (in Costa Rica), Australia, and Youth Challenge International (based to form the Youth Alliance Council. These organizations function autonomously, independent from one another, but meet a yearly basis to participate in co-operative decision and joint planning for the member organizations. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, YCI has continued the number of countries operates in and sent 2,500 abroad, with over countries. It currently operates in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Benin, Guyana, Rica, Grenada and Vanuatu. In addition, as of 2006, YCI working engage Canadian youth global development issues domestically, awareness advocacy through the functioning Volunteer Teams. launched American Youth Challenge America. Two volunteers from New Brunswick were in Ghana on June in a raid by police eight days later. The ideal YCI volunteer candidate is aged interested in international youth development, motivated to make positive change, seeking an team-based experience for 5 to 12 weeks. Since there are throughout the year, volunteers different options in terms of dates. YCI programs are to team-based; youth will live and with fellow Canadian or youth from countries. A component YCI to volunteer overseas on various projects. the
, organized to send a group of CaNadian youtH to GuYanA to WoRk wiTh GuYanese youth on cOMmunIty identified projects. IN 1990, YCI sEnT 40 YounG caNadiaNs, who, siDE bY SIde WiTh 40 guyAnESe Youth, WorKed on maJor communiTy pRoJects in conseRVaTion, infrasTruCture and healTh. ALso, durInG itS InaugUraL year, yCI parTNered wIth the AdvEnTUre CluB Of the SoVIEt unioN, sending a team of CaNAdIAn and Russian yoUth to tHe aRcTIC to ParTicipate in CoMmuniTY servicE AcTIVItiES and conduct scIentific resEArcH.

In 1991, a siMiLar PRogram To the OnE In GUyana was alsO lauNched in CoSta RicA. the follOWing yeaR, the muTuaL suCcesSEs Of TheSe PRogRAmS evENtuAlly led tO tHe EstabLishMENT Of auTonOmouS orgaNizations in boTh tHese COunTries. arounD the SaMe timE, AustrAlian AlUmni from the origInal operation ralEiGh, iNiTiateD youth CHalLenGe AustrAlia to pROviDe SIMIlAr opportunities to AUsTRAlIan Youth.

in 1997, the YOUtH CHAllenge ORgAniZatiONS; YoutH ChaLLeNge GuyanA, Reto JUVeNiL InternAcIonal (iN COstA RiCa), YouTH ChaLlenge australiA, and YOUth Challenge InTErnational (basED iN cAnADa), deCidEd to form the youtH alliAnce cOuNciL. these OrganIzATiONs now function autonoMoUsly, fiNanciAlly independeNt from one aNOTHer, but meEt on A YeARly basis to partIcipaTe in co-operATive deciSion mAking and Joint planNINg for the MemBer OrgAniZATiOns.

Throughout THE 1990s anD 2000s, yCI has cOntInued to IncReaSe tHe nUmBer of counTries it oPeRaTeS iN anD has sENt over 2,500 voLuNteErS abRoad, pARtneriNg witH oveR 15 cOuNTriEs. It curREnTLY opeRaTeS in TAnzAnIa, KenYa, EtHIopIa, Ghana, benin, GuyaNa, COSta RIcA, GRenada aNd Vanuatu. In adDiTion, as of 2006, YCi hAs bEen worKINg to engaGe Canadian youth in global DEvelopmEnt IssueS domEstically, ProMoting AwaREness aNd advoCacy tHrOugH THe funCTIoNinG oF its VoluntEER AcTion TEaMs. In 2009, yCI launChed its American parTNer youth ChallengE AmEricA.

tWo FemALe VOluNtEErs FROm New Brunswick wEre abducteD iN ghAna on June 4, 2019 aND weRe Freed in A raid by PolicE Eight daYs later.

PrOcedure

ThE iDeal yci voLunteer canDidate is Aged 18–35, interESted iN InTernaTioNal youTh DevElopmEnt, motIVatEd to mAke posItIve chaNge, seEkIng an intErnational team-based expeRience And avAilAble for 5 to 12 WeeKS. SiNce there aRe prOgrams throUghOut The yeAr, vOLunteErs hAVe DifFErent OptiONs in terms OF dAteS. ycI Programs are STRUctUred tO be TEam-basEd; yoUth volunteers will LIve and work with FellOW canAdiAN youTh Or youth from theIr hOsT COuntries.

a mAin componenT of YCI is SeLEctinG indivIduals To volunTEEr OVerseaS on vAriOus projecTs. ALtHOugh the
, organized to send a grou p of Canad ian y out h t oGuya na t o work with Gu y anes e youth on community i denti fi e d pr o je cts.In 1990 ,  Y C I  se nt  4 0 y ou n gCanad ian s, who,  side by s ide  w ith 40 Guyan e se  youth, wo rke d on major c omm unitypr oje c ts in  co nserv ation, infras tructurean d  healt h . Also, d ur ingits inaugural yea r ,Y CI partnered w ith th eA dv e n tur e C lub of the  S oviet Union,s en d i n g a team of Canad ian and Rus s ian  youth  t o t h e Arct ic to  p a rti cipate in c ommu nity serv ice ac t ivities and con duct s cie nti ficr es ea rch .In1 99 1,a  si milar pr og ra m totheo n e in G uya na w as al so launched i n C osta Ric a. Th e fol lowi ng  year , themutua lsuccesses of th eseprogramseve nt ual ly  ledt o theest abl ishment  of aut o nom ou s o rg anizations in both  t h e se  countri es. Ar o un dt he sameti me,  Aus t r alian  alu m ni  from th e orig i na lOperati on  Ralei gh , i nit iated Yout h Chal lenge Au stral i a to provide s i milar opportu n it i e st o Au str alian Youth .

I n  199 7, t h eYou t h Cha lleng eO rg a nizations; Youth Ch al lengeGuyan a, Reto Juven il Interna c i o nal (inCost a  R i ca), Youth Cha lleng e Australi a , and Yo uth C hallenge  Internat i o nal (bas edinCan ada ) ,  d ecided to for m theYo uth All ian ce Coun cil . T hes e o rg anization s now fu nc ti on  a uto nomou s ly, fina nc ial ly  in depen d ent fr om on e an ot he r , b ut meet on a  yea rl ybasi s t oparti cipa t e i n co-op erative d eci s ionma ki ng andjoint plannin gfor the me mb erorgani z a tions.
Throughout the 1990s an d  2000s,  YC I has  con tinued to  in crease  th e  numbe r of c ountr ie s i t opera t e sinan d has sent o ver  2,50 0volu nteersabroad, partnering wit h over 15 cou ntr ies. I tcur r en t lyop e rat e s  in Tanzania, K enya, Ethi op i a,  Ghana, Be n in,  G uyana,Costa R ica,G renadaand Vanua tu. In ad di tion , asof 2006, Y CI has b een worki n g toe ng age C ana dian y ou thin gl obal d e vel opmen t issu es  domes tical ly , promot ing awareness and advoc acy th rough  th e functio nin g  of  its Volu ntee r Action T eam s.In 20 09, YCI l aunc h ed  it s  Amer ican partner Y o ut h C h a ll enge Americ a . 
Tw o fem ale volunt eers  from New Brunswi c k were abducte d in G han a o n  Jun e4, 2019 and we refr e e d in a r ai d by police  eight d ay s  late r.

Pr ocedur e

Thei d ea l  YCI v olun tee r candida teis aged 18 –3 5, intere sted  i n inte rnatio n al y o u th development,motiv a t ed to mak e pos it ive cha n ge,seeking an  internatio nal te am-b asedexperie nc e andava il able for 5 to 12 wee ks. S ince th er e ar e p rogram s th r o ughou t th eyea r, volunt e e rs ha ve dif fere nt op ti onsin termso f dates.  YC I  progra ms  ar e struct u re d to be team -ba sed;y o uth volunt e ersw il l  live  and w ork wi th fell o w C an adian y out h or youthfrom thei r  ho st  cou ntries.
A  mai ncom po nent of YCI isselectin g indivi d u als to  vo l unte e r over se as on variou s pro je c ts. Alt h o ugh  the
, organized_to send_a group of Canadian_youth to_Guyana_to work_with_Guyanese youth on_community identified projects._In 1990, YCI sent_40 young Canadians,_who,_side by side with 40 Guyanese youth, worked on major community projects in conservation,_infrastructure_and health._Also,_during_its inaugural year, YCI partnered_with the Adventure Club of_the Soviet_Union, sending a team of Canadian and Russian_youth_to the Arctic_to participate in community service activities and conduct scientific_research.

In 1991, a similar program to_the one in_Guyana_was_also launched in Costa_Rica. The following year, the mutual_successes of these programs eventually led_to the establishment of autonomous organizations in_both these countries. Around the same_time, Australian alumni from the_original Operation_Raleigh, initiated Youth Challenge Australia_to provide similar_opportunities to_Australian Youth.

In 1997,_the Youth Challenge Organizations; Youth Challenge_Guyana, Reto Juvenil_Internacional (in Costa Rica), Youth Challenge_Australia,_and Youth Challenge_International_(based_in Canada),_decided to form_the_Youth Alliance_Council._These organizations now function autonomously, financially_independent_from one another, but meet on a_yearly basis to participate_in_co-operative decision making and_joint planning for the member_organizations.

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, YCI_has continued_to increase_the number of countries it operates in and has sent over_2,500 volunteers abroad, partnering with over_15 countries. It currently_operates in_Tanzania,_Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana,_Benin,_Guyana, Costa_Rica, Grenada and Vanuatu. In addition, as_of 2006,_YCI has been working to engage_Canadian youth in global_development_issues domestically, promoting awareness and advocacy_through the functioning of its Volunteer_Action Teams. In 2009, YCI_launched_its_American partner Youth Challenge America.

Two_female volunteers from New Brunswick were_abducted in Ghana_on June 4, 2019 and were freed_in_a raid by police eight days_later.

Procedure

The_ideal YCI volunteer candidate is aged_18–35,_interested_in international youth development, motivated_to make positive change, seeking an_international team-based experience and available for 5 to 12_weeks. Since there_are programs throughout the year,_volunteers_have_different options in terms of dates. YCI programs are structured_to be_team-based; youth volunteers_will live and work with fellow Canadian youth or youth_from their host countries.

A main component of_YCI is selecting individuals to volunteer overseas on various projects. Although_the