Youth Resilience and Empowerment via Music Therapy and more...

Last Year we proposed a mental Resilience programme targeted at the youth of Newham aged between 14-16 years. The programme aimed to create safer spaces within meaningful semi-structured, educational workshops and music therapy. We proposed to deliver sessions that facilitate musical creativity, whilst promoting critical thinking skills, to push back against peer-pressure and raise awareness around self worth and healthy relationships. The programme aimed to deliver this through workshops, seminars, day trips to various music venues and exhibitions as well as having featured guest speakers.

This year we have returned with a refined proposal which aims at targeting 14-17 yr olds, delivering all of the above as well as practical music industry work experience ,which can be used to equip Newham's young people. Graduates of our programme will be able to enhance their CV upon completion of the project, preparing them for independent living skills and professional employment opportunities to become contributing citizens of Newham.

Our programme will guide young people through self-enquiry, expansive thinking, and problem solving activities which will be evidenced in the final product of project, which will be a music festival hosted in Newham, Greenstreet.

We have applied for funding as an organisation through a Newham based independent record label, which has experience in live music events, artist liaison, stage management, box office ticket sales and festival planning. As well as producing artists who have performed and recorded in world class venues such as Abbey Road Studio's, Ronnie Scotts Jazz club, Tate Modern Museum as well as internationally in festivals across Europe and Africa. Albeit a small label in its early years, the team have achieved a combination of live events and musical performance experience to pass onto the youth of Newham who are for hungry for opportunities.

Greenstreet is yet to see a programme like this piloted before and will guarantee young residents of Newham a chance to see life beyond the postcodes of this borough. This programme will demonstrate how young people can create successful futures for themselves by legitimate means, whilst being creatively productive during their free time.

If you wish to see a decrease in youth crime and see an increase in safe spaces in Newham for our young people, vote for this programme!

If you wish to see the youth of Newham broaden their horizon's and channel their energy into gaining tangible skills and build their mental resilience whilst doing so, vote for this project!

The youth of Newham are our future, by investing in Newham's young people, you will also invest in the future of Newham, by voting for this proposal!