Youth
Contents
- 1 Definitions
- 2 Context and History
- 3 Key Statistics & Figures
- 4 Map of Key Needs & Issues
- 5 Sub-pages
- 6 Areas of Needs / Desired Outcomes
- 6.1 Need to catalyze youth civic engagement
- 6.2 Youth need to understand and appreciate the worth of different social causes
- 6.3 Need for funding and resources
- 6.4 Need capabilities /expertise / experience / skills in community and civic engagement
- 6.5 Need to secure permission from authorities, getting 'white listed' to be able to do the work
- 6.6 Need for community support / relationships to sustain their efforts
- 6.7 [Insert Need Area / Desired Outcome]
- 7 Resource Directory
- 8 References
Definitions
Definition of civically engaged youth
- What counts as 'apathy'? Are youths actually apathetic? This framing may not be helpful. There is actually significant levels of youth participation and interest in civil society.
Context and History
A vibrant youth movement in 1942-1965 decolonisation and nation-building. Singapore's population was young then, and therefore many social policies were youth-oriented policies. PAP itself was founded as a meeting of the most politicized and active youth in Singapore (as result of Fajar Trial in 1954).
Singapore carefully manages and polices youth, and constantly tries to mobilise and deploy young people in service of their nationalist agendas. Young people enjoys space within carefully managed boundaries.
Lee Kuan Yew 1996 to Singapore Polytechnic "Idealism of youth is a valuable weapon in the hands of any sophisticated ruling class"
[Ref Edgar LIao for more details]
List of State Driven Youth Mobilization: (non-exhaustive)
SIngapore Youth Cuncil (1948-1959)
National Youth Leadership Training Institute (1964-)
National Youth COuncil (1989)
Key Statistics & Figures
- Size of target population / prevalence rate: Ideally, it would be the total number of people in your target group, identified by national censuses, surveys or research. When data isn't available, try using the best available proxy, e.g., number of people receiving key services.
- If the issue you are interested has many sub-segments and sub-pages, then only include the key figures that affect all or most stakeholders in the sector here and leave the other relevant figures at the specific segment or page. This reduces cognitive load for the reader & contributor.
Map of Key Needs & Issues
[This table and arrows acts as a kind of visual map that allows a sense of sequencing; of the broad preconditions necessary for longer term outcomes to be achieved. Hyperlink the categories below to the specific page or sub-header in the page for easy navigation, so that you can click on 'Employment' below for example, and get straight to that page / segment]
Click the links below to go directly to specific areas of interest:
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Sub-pages
- If there are population segments that have substantial enough information or interest, then create sub-pages for them. e.g. 'Autism' can be a stand alone pages linked to the Disability pages if the autism community is keen to populate more autism specific information. Or, artists with disability can populate a 'Arts & Disability' page.
- Insert links to these sub-pages.
Areas of Needs / Desired Outcomes
Need to catalyze youth civic engagement
- Desired Outcome:
- Synopsis: [To insert]
- Statistics: [To insert]
| Existing Programmes | Gaps & Their Causes | Possible Solutions |
| State Driven Youth Mobilization
-intentional and deliberate projects by state and non-state actors |
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| Organically
-spontaneous and driven by dramatic events |
State Driven Youth Mobiulization
- National Youth Council
- https://www.nyc.gov.sg/en/initiatives/grants/young-changemakers/
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Non-State Movements
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Organic Movements
- Project Hills - respond to Covid-19 Circuit Breaker.
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Youth need to understand and appreciate the worth of different social causes
- Desired Outcome: [To insert]
- Synopsis: [To insert]
- Statistics: [To insert]
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Need for funding and resources
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Government funding
Community or crowdfunding
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Need capabilities /expertise / experience / skills in community and civic engagement
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Need to secure permission from authorities, getting 'white listed' to be able to do the work
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Need for community support / relationships to sustain their efforts
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Resource Directory
CAPE - Community for Advocacy and Political Education
https://cape.commons.yale-nus.edu.sg/
Edgar Liao
Historian of childhood and youth in Singapore, including student political activism. Previously chaired the National Youth Council's Young Chagemaker's Grant and therefore has experience of youth civic engagement in Singapore.
Project Hills
https://www.facebook.com/projecthills/
Project Hills is a ground-up initiative that aims to provide assistance to residents of rental housing estates. With our volunteers, we conduct outreach and delivery of essential household items and supplies to the underprivileged and elderly. Started by Zulhaqem Bin Zulkifli and his siblings.