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What is SPLAT!?
SPLAT! is a public education, outreach and fundraising community arts movement to engage the public into accepting and offering second chances to youths-at-risk and ex-youth offenders while inspiring community action to support their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
What does SPLAT! do?
To continue educating youths and educators about youth delinquency issues, Aftercare Officers from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Crime Prevention Officers from the National Crime Prevention Council, Officers from the Singapore Prison Service and ex-youth offenders "who have walked the path" share their little-known personal experiences about the causes and effects of youth delinquency in SPLAT!'s partner educational institutions.
To help youths-at-risk, youth offenders, ex-youth offenders and other youths discover and connect with their artistic talents, SPLAT! teach them production and performing skills which they can apply in our musicals If I Could Have and Picking the Pieces and our talent showcase Mapping Our Aspirations. Our musicals and talent showcases inspire the audience to reflect on the concerns and challenges which youths-at-risk and ex-youth offenders face, and on their perceptions of youths-at-risk and ex-youth offenders.
To raise awareness and encourage introspection amongst young people, SPLAT! invites youths aged between 13 and 25 to contribute artworks based on themes relevant to the concerns and challenges which youths-at-risk and ex-youth offenders face. Their contributions will be curated by our Visual Art Advisory Panel before touring at public venues as part of our visual art exhibition HeARTbeat.
To develop SPLAT!'s volunteers in their confidence, persevearance and resilience, and raise funds for youths-at-risk and ex-youth offenders who receive assistance from programmes conducted by Children-At-Risk Empowerment Association, Singapore (CARE Singapore), volunteers, youths-at-risk and ex-youth offenders go door-to-door at housing estates to sell everyday items to the public.
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Who keeps SPLAT! going?
SPLAT!'s programmes are managed by six principal volunteers and 575 programme-based volunteers. A majority of our volunteers are students in tertiary educational institutions, polytechnics, junior colleges and secondary schools. SPLAT!'s Principal Volunteers Group is at its helm, mentoring volunteers in planning and implementing our programmes, and in realising their potentials.
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What are SPLAT!'s achievements?
SPLAT! clinched the prestigous Gold Award for the Open Category of the Youth Service-Learning Award 2009 at the national level and conferred by the National Youth Council.
SPLAT!'s other achievements are stated in the table below.
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ACHIEVEMENT
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Sharings |
27 sharings have been held to 18,900 students and 1,080 educators from 23 educational institutions.
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Visual Art Exhibitions |
49 artworks from the Singapore Boys' Home, Singapore Girls' Home and eight educational institutions have been exhibited at three venues to 1,500 visitors.
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Musicals |
Four performances have been held to 960 guests.
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Sales of Public Education Memorabilia |
Nine rounds of sales have been held to 6,825 households from four housing estates, raising S$14,182.36 for the Children-At-Risk Empowerment Association, Singapore (CARE Singapore) and the Student Advisory Centre.
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Knowledge Sharing |
19 presentations and workshops have been delivered and facilitated for 780 staff, students and volunteers from 17 educational institutions and social service organisations. |
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Volunteer Development |
Six principal volunteers and 575 programme-based volunteers comprising youths-at-risk, youth offenders, ex-youth offenders and other youths have been developed.
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Why are you doing this?
We believe that it takes a village to raise a child. Youth delinquency has many causes, ranging from a dysfunctional family to peer pressure; but amidst all these problems youths-at-risk and ex-youth offenders have to grapple with, discrimination is the greatest obstacle on their rocky road to turning over a new leaf. Because of the stigma, they are struck off the list before they are provided with a chance to discover their talents and prove their worth.
This deprivation of much-needed opportunities perpetuates a vicious cycle in which they find little positive self-worth, and go on indulging in unwholesome activities. In a nutshell, all of us are responsible for our fellow human beings: we must give them the chance to change for the better, and a chance to prove that they can accomplish the "big things in life" too.
We have seen how art can educate, inspire and transform people. Hence, we want to help youths-at-risk and ex-youth offenders discover their talents and be proud of it by engaging them through visual art and the performing arts.
Who are SPLAT!'s beneficiaries? How are they chosen?
SPLAT!'s beneficiaries are youths-at-risk and ex-youth offenders who receive assistance from programmes conducted by Children-At-Risk Empowerment Association, Singapore (CARE Singapore).
Grounded on the belief that there is a success story in every youth, CARE Singapore's vision is to raise resilient, involved, purposeful and empowered youths through its comprehensive school-based, centre-based and training & consultancy programmes.
CARE Singapore is chosen because its programmes are highly congruent with SPLAT!'s objectives and values. The programmes conducted by other Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) were thoroughly researched and deliberated before CARE Singapore was selected as SPLAT!'s beneficiary.
Furthermore, SPLAT! capitalises on the expertise and experience of CARE Singapore in helping youths-at-risk, which ensure that the concerns and challenges which SPLAT!'s beneficiaries face are well addressed.
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