The Richmond Vale Academy is a small non- profit, non-governmental educational institutional located on the North Leeward side of the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Richmond Vale Academy trains international participants to be climate activists and community service leaders for developing countries. Currently the volunteer and study programs are a 6 month Climate Activist Training and an 18 month Development Instructor Training program. Since the start in 2007, over 500 international participants have started in programs at Richmond Vale Academy.