The Planet Singers

A campaign to support vulnerable adults and youth through arts (music drama and dance) targeting youths who feel hurt, vulnerable, threatened and insecure by offering:

1. A positive, can do attitude and an opportunity to think a future of possibilities through one on one mentoring.
   
2. Life skills workshops on subjects affecting youth such as marriage and parenting, substance misuse
   
3. Arts concerts with music dance and drama to engage with youths instill values and vision.
   
4. Overseas trips-we all know that the positive effects of such trips can be long lasting.
   

Background

It is our view that anti-social behavior among young adults and youths is often the result a number of factors including:

• Dysfunctional family units
  
• Peer pressure
  
• Lack of role models
  
• Identity issues etc
  

These often result in absenteeism from school, poor educational achievements and lack of skills resulting in lack of career prospects.

A vicious circle then begins resulting in frustration, lack of proper vision for the future, helplessness, emotional pain, insecurity, dysfunctional relationships and a blame somebody culture (my situation is all because of them-my parents, my teachers, the government etc) resulting in a victim mentality helpless to change one’s future and destiny.

This further feeds into substance misuse, gang culture and violent crime. It is our belief that to break the vicious circle- we need to engage vulnerable adults and youths early through arts- (music, drama, dance) this would create a positive environment for them, helping them to change from an attitude of frustration and hopelessness to a positive “I can do” attitude, from attitude of blame (blaming others for one’s situation) to an attitude of “my future is in my own hands-I can have the future of my dreams” attitude.

This will also allow them to evaluate and gain insight into their situations and giving them the opportunity to think through “What future do I want to aspire to?”