Teenagers of Davidsonville promise to make a difference
"Our aim is to teach them more about being a leader and how to look after the community."
Social ills are preventing the youth of Davidsonville from being the best they can be.
“With everything currently happening in our community, I do not want any other child to grow up in a community like this. If I can make a change, then everyone can. I want us to stand together and strive for the best.”
Those were the words of 17-year-old Leshay Thomas, one of the leaders of the #Imagine movement, who said they are working on ways to combat abuse and every other bad thing happening in the area.
A group of teenagers from the area vowed to bring change by empowering their fellow youth.
The group conducted a workshop over a two-day period, namely on Tuesday and Wednesday, 25 and 26 June, at the Davidsonville Recreational Centre. The workshop is focused on urging the youth of Davidsonville to better themselves. Leshay Thomas said the two days are dedicated to the youth in the area.
“We will have a programme for everyone. Our aim is to teach them more about being a leader and how to look after the community. We will also encourage them to help people that are in need in the community,” said Leshay.
She explained that she came up with this idea of hosting the workshop because there was one held the previous year.
“I thought of a way to keep my peers off the streets and I decided to do this. For us it was just to keep them busy with something during the school holidays, giving them proper knowledge of what is really happening within our community and how they can improve it,” added Leshay.
The event was packed with activities for the attendees to complete.
Another member of the movement, Monique Gasemere, said she believes that the two-day workshop will bring change into the area and that the youth will also have different mindsets when they leave.
“I think there will be a difference in the community because it shows and helps empower more children to come and learn about leadership and about God so that they are able to do more. I joined the movement because I saw the impact it had on the lives of my peers and they were able to learn more and teach the younger ones,” said Monique.
A special thanks was given to everyone involved in making the workshop a success.
