empowering young people
to achieve their own successes.
Southern Youth Development Trust
Making the Difference
Founded by Malcolm Cameron on the premise that young people can and do 'make a difference', Southern Youth Development believes that resilience in young people is built through positive life experiences.
About UsWe facilitate quality fun experiences that encourage rakatahi to become self-supporting and valued members of their communities.
We enable rakatahi to find out more about themselves and the difference they make.
Southern Youth Development has been helping young people find out who they are and where they fit in since 1987.
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Bikes@syd for rangatahi
🚲 Bikes@syd has had a bumper start to the year! 🚲
New Gardens Trainees start
Our next group of young people learning practical skills during their first employment are on the job and ready to learn...
By Rangatahi, For Rangatahi
Pavers from the George Street upgrade have had a positive impact for young people who benefit from learning new skills.
Toss the Boss
The date is coming up and we've got some new participants on board!
O-Week Volunteers
New students in town means new opportunities to get involved in a circular economy reducing bicycles in landfill - all d...
Our March News
Bringing together the best of our mahi for the community.
Bike Grabs for University Students
Our popular bikes@syd programme was at the University for the start of the tertiary student year - getting students invo...
Clutha Youth Council is go!
Southern Youth Development has been uplifting the mahi and supporting the Clutha Youth Council since 2014. This years gr...
Gardens Apprenticeships for Trainees
Last month we farewelled two of our Gardens@syd trainees as they took the next step in their career by starting an appre...