The Bougainville Young Women’s Leadership Research is an acknowledgement by the current leadership of BWF that continuity and sustainability of the organisation depends on young women being empowered, trained and nurtured as leaders. The research was undertaken in the three regions of Bougainville by a group of 13 young women trained for the purpose. The research sought to identify what issues young women considered to be important in their communities, how leadership was defined by young women, what barriers prevented young women from actively participating in organisations and becoming leaders, and what opportunities exist to increase their participation.