The Bougainville Government wants to spark economic opportunities for youth.
The new president of the autonomous Papua New Guinea region, Ishmael Toroama, said the focus would be on capacity building and leadership in small to medium enterprises.
A NZ police car seen on a Buka street ahead of an historical independence vote, in 2019 Photo: AFP
He said in a statement the ABG will be looking at ways to establish a small pool of funds to provide individual or youth groups with startup capacity.
President Toroama encouraged youth to use their innovative abilities to find solutions to problems at all levels of Bougainville society.
The former revolutionary army commander said "some leadership skills can be learnt in the classrooms but most leadership skill is acquired in the school of hard knocks or what I call the University of Life."
