The programme hopes to meet youth where they are.
Mr Joshua Tay , Impart's co-founder, first met his fellow co-founder, Mr Narasimman Tivasiha Mani, in 2015 at the Singapore Boys' Hostel.
Impart, a charity group that helps youth with problems, has designed games such as a railroad adventure and a parkour activity to teach youth about topics such as healthy living, self-esteem and relationships. The games aim to progressively gear them up with skills to face challenges. This new initiative to reach out to reclusive youth is the latest of Impart’s programmes to support young people facing adversities. These include those who are not in education, employment, or training, also known as Neet youth.Around 17,000 youth aged 15 to 24 in Singapore were not in school, work or training in 2023. This represents 4.1 per cent of youth in the country, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s 2024 Labour Force Survey.
“Something happens every week,” said Mr Narasimman, citing family members relapsing into substance use, youth having conflicts with parents and staying up late on their phones. Other problems include gang delinquencies, neglect and abuse, and incarcerated parents.The first teenager they managed to help was 17-year-old Mohammed Narish.
Now 24, Mr Narish, an Institute of Technical Education Nitec graduate, has returned to Impart full-time as a youth mental health advocate and paracounsellor with basic counselling skills to provide crisis intervention and emotional support. Light came at the end of the tunnel when Mr Tay called him in April 2021 to say they had enough donors and funds to start Impart proper the next month.
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