Welcome to the home of the Young Islanders Network

Welcome to the home of the Young Islanders Network

We are a network of groups working in our local communities, and together, to get the voices of young islanders heard in Government and beyond.

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Day 3 ERP
We headed out on study trips today to experience how challenges have been overcome in practice in a rural community. With our YIN Climate Rep, we set off to Huntly to hear about climate resilience. Framed around community development, improving place, and the intersections of transport and connectivity, we shared the rural island perspective of challenges and ideas as well as taking inspiration from the engagement methodologies. Many thanks for the insight and projects Huntly Development Trust Nescan Hub

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Day 3 ERP
We headed out on study trips today to experience how challenges have been overcome in practice in a rural community. With our YIN Climate Rep, we set off to Huntly to hear about climate resilience. Framed around community development, improving place, and the intersections of transport and connectivity, we shared the rural island perspective of challenges and ideas as well as taking inspiration from the engagement methodologies. Many thanks for the insight and projects Huntly Development Trust Nescan Hub 

#ERP2025

Day 2 ERP
We attended the European Rural Youth Parliament today. Inspiring messages emerging around Intergenerational renewal, inspiration and co-design through workshops and panel questions. Amazing to engage with young farmers SAYFC Young Farmers and those from Europe bringinf insight into rhe agricultural communities.

Young Islanders Network are proud to be part of this, continuing on our journey to make youth voice genuine in shaping agenda and being heard in policy making.

#ERP2025
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Day 2 ERP
We attended the European Rural Youth Parliament today. Inspiring messages emerging around Intergenerational renewal, inspiration and co-design through workshops and panel questions. Amazing to engage with young farmers SAYFC Young Farmers and those from Europe bringinf insight into rhe agricultural communities.

Young Islanders Network are proud to be part of this, continuing on our journey to make youth voice genuine in shaping agenda and being heard in policy making.

#ERP2025

Day 1 of the European Rural Parliament. Delighted to be here with YIN sharing island voice with over 40 countries! It is sure to be thought provoking and insightful over the next 3 days.

Scottish Rural Action
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Day 1 of the European Rural Parliament. Delighted to be here with YIN sharing island voice with over 40 countries! It is sure to be thought provoking and insightful over the next 3 days.

 Scottish Rural Action

A great opportunity to have your voice heard as a young farmer informing and enhancing knowledge from an island and agricultural perspective with Change Mental Health

Community Learning & Development Orkney Shetland Islands Council Arran Youth Foundations Tiree Trust -Youth Work Skye Youth Development Community Learning & Development Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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A great opportunity to have your voice heard as a young farmer informing and enhancing knowledge from an island and agricultural perspective with Change Mental Health

Community Learning & Development Orkney Shetland Islands Council Arran Youth Foundations Tiree Trust -Youth Work Skye Youth Development Community Learning & Development Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Argyll and Bute are interested in the housing choices and options available for people aged under 45 in the region. If you have lived, would like to live, or currently live in Argyll and Bute, we are interested in your views and experiences.

This will help the council plan for the future and ensure that the right housing opportunities are available for those who want to live and work in Argyll and Bute.

Respond to the survey by following the link 🔗 bit.ly/4n5abRD
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About us

What is the Young Islander’s Network? How did we get started? Where are we going?

Our projects

We run lots of projects and events for young islanders across the Scottish islands.

Young people and youth workers gather outside Highland Council HQ and Fairburn Activity Centre, Muir of Ord.

Latest news

  • Opportunities in August and September

    Opportunities in August and September

    Upcoming opportunities for August/September and a call out for YIN representation across the network for these events:  TRANSPORT  Wednesday 13 August   Minister for Connectivity & Agriculture Visit Shetland.  An opportunity to meet with Jim Fairlie MSP for engagement on the Under 22s Ferry scheme and ferry vouchers  Thursday 14 August  Minister for Connectivity & Agriculture…

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  • Celebrating our Inspirational Young Islanders

    Celebrating our Inspirational Young Islanders

    Back in January, we launched a call for nominations to our network looking for someone who inspires them. Young Islanders could nominate any other young islander aged 5 to 25 who, for one reason or another, was inspirational to them. We received a lot of nominations since the call was launched, and it has been…

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  • YIN kicks off 2025 talking Housing with decision makers

    YIN kicks off 2025 talking Housing with decision makers

    It is still early doors, however, 2025 looks like another busy year for the Network given the response, so far, to the Young Islanders Network Housing Challenge report which was published in December 2024. When the report (https://yin.scot/you-had-your-say-read-the-yin-housing-challenge-report-here/) was published in December 2024, we shared it with local authorities, health boards, housing associations, Scottish government…

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  • Keeping Ulva connected: A ferry important family!

    Keeping Ulva connected: A ferry important family!

    We hear from Matilda whose family have run the Ulva ferry service for over 30 years! My name’s Matilda, I’m 14 and I live with my brother and my parents on the Isle of Ulva. Ulva is a small island near Mull and I’ve lived here all my life. For most of my life there…

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  • You had your say! Read the YIN Housing Challenge Report here

    You had your say! Read the YIN Housing Challenge Report here

    Since 2022 young people from across the islands have told us what is important to them in their island community; the top two recurring issues were Transport and Housing. Read our report to find out more on Housing in the islands from the young people’s perspective. The Young Islanders Network created a challenge, inviting young…

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  • Skye’s the limit!

    Skye’s the limit!

    Young Islanders from Shetland, Lewis, Barra, Tiree and Arran gathered in the beautiful surroundings of Portree, Isle of Skye from the 1st to 4th of November. A long awaited Young Islanders Network residential weekend offered a fantastic group of people from the ages of 12 to 25 years old, from across the islands to get…

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