Fei Yue’s animal care programme engages young people who are not studying or working.
Mr Emmanuel Nicholas, 19, and Ms Angel Huang, 20, with a horse at a stable at Equal at 100 Jalan Mashhor on Oct 24. They are guided by Mr G. Matthias, an ex-jockey who is now a equine trainer at Equal.
But she has found a safe space to build her confidence and social skills – through an animal care programme started by social service agency Fei Yue Community Services . It included exposure to the work of zoo staff. Ms Ann said horses are highly intuitive and sensitive creatures, and they often mirror human emotions, making them ideal partners to help the youth better understand their own emotions and behaviours.
Ms Andria Choo, a senior social worker at FYCS, said it is the first social service agency to develop a specialised programme using animal-assisted services for Neet youth here. It did so as it learnt that many of the Neet youth it helps are drawn to animals.S’pore charity to reach out to socially reclusive teens using Minecraft
Over four sessions held at the zoo, participants in the Youth-Reka programme learn from zoo staff about their work and life stories, and help out with tasks such as cleaning animal enclosures and preparing food for the animals at Mandai Wildlife Group. They usually struggle with multiple problems, such as strained ties with family and their peers, and feeling down or anxious.
FYCS’ head of youth services, Mr Benjamin Yeo, said parents of such youth often feel shame and grief that their children are “wasting their lives away”. They also worry how their children would support themselves in the future.
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