The ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition is geared towards stimulating the minds of the region's youth on issues that impact the socio-economic landscape of the region. Launched in September 2018, in collaboration with the Regional Security System Asset Recovery Unit (RSS-ARU), the competition is opened to students of the eight ECCB member countries between the ages of 13 and 19 years.
This initiative, which is part of the Bank’s Community Outreach Programme, replaces the ECCB-sponsored OECS Essay Competition and is designed to include various genres of writing/composition and creative expression such as: essay writing, poetry, song-writing and art.