Andrew Taukolo

Coordinator and Youth Ambassador, YFS Men4Respect and R4Respect program

Andrew is an Australian male of Tongan descent who coordinates the YFS Men4Respect program and is a youth ambassador for the broader award-winning R4Respect program. R4Respect and Men4Respect use a peer-to-model to support young people to develop the values, knowledge and skills required to build respectful relationships.

Andrew graduated from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2017 and has worked in the community services sector for over 7 years as a Disability Support Worker, Peer Educator and as a Case Manager for the YFS YouthLink Program.

Andrew has presented at a range of national and international conferences on gender-based violence, and violence in relation to young people. He was also a member of the Policy Advisory Group for the National Communities Attitudes towards violence against Women Survey (NCAS) which is led by Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS). In 2021, Andrew was appointed to the Queensland Government’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council. Andrew is passionate about empowering young people to be leaders and leaders into agents of change.

Social Links
LinkedIn: @Andrew Taukolo
Twitter: @AndrewTaukolo