YSA Annual Report 2019

YSA ANNUAL REPORT 2019
INTELLECTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAMME 2019
(JULY 2019 TO OCTOBER 2019)
This year, YSA commenced its Young Leaders
Programme from July to October. The
programme’s main focus is to engage Sikh
youths on issues and challenges facing the
community while equipping these youth with
professional skills through training and open
dialogues. In order to do this, the programme
focuses on three areas - Professional
Development, Thought Leadership and
Community Service.
Participants benefited from a unique suite of
workshops, training, and dialogue sessions,
which covered topics such as design thinking,
professional development, and networking.
They conversed with Sikh community leaders
in closed-door, private dialogues as well
as community leaders from other religious
organisations. The depth and breath of the
sessions equipped participants with the
knowledge and confidence to work on their
selected projects, which each targeted a
specific issue faced by the Sikh community.
The projects available for participants to adopt
and work on were: “Preserving Oral History”
“Creating Safe Spaces for the Literary Arts”
“Educating and Spreading the Word on Mental
Health” and “Preparing Juniors for their Future
Careers”. The participants rose to the occasion,
investigating the issues the projects targeted
and presenting compelling, workable solutions.
Some of these projects eventually took a life
of its own - the group working on literary arts,
for example, eventually developed a regular
community event, [Untitled] with the Sitare.
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