ITUANI CENTRE

Ituani ICT Community Centre was initiated back in 2007 through a study on Malo Island which showed that 80% of the Malo population travelled every day to Luganville, Santo to have access to ICT services, mostly secretarial services such as typing, photocopying, printing, scanning, laminating, binding, as well as internet access for email or research, and money transfer. Based on these findings Ituani ICT Centre began to provide those ICT services which were not available to our rural areas. In 2015, the dream was finally implemented where all the mentioned services above were provided complimentary to the community, with the addition of basic computer training, and still are today. In 2015, the Government of Vanuatu, through TRR contributed to our establishment on Malo, in 2017 we were able to expand our reach to North East Malekula and to Sola Vanualava in Torba Province as well in 2021. Moving further towards our vision to take ICT to remote and rural areas, and now we are working to establish a presence in the three (3) remaining provinces (Penama, Shefa and Tafea). In 2018 our Ituani ICT Centres have been given the new name of Ituani Vocational Skills Centre (IVSC) to its ICT for Education and Development program. In 2019, IVSC has been registered under VQA (the Vanuatu Qualification Authority) as the first RTC to deliver computer courses to the rural population (70% of Vanuatu) and give them recognized certification to help open doors for students for further study opportunities in the field of ICT, or to be able to make use of the skills gained and use them in their own businesses or work opportunities. Our organization is leading a profound transformation in Vanuatu. Our commitment is to stand firm in our actions, which we believe will provide results and positive change for our nation.