The document summarizes a two-day youth grooming program called "Groom Me Up". The first day includes sessions on personal style, posture, building a basic wardrobe, and body shape. The second day focuses on applying the lessons through shopping and a photoshoot, followed by dinner and feedback. Facilitators observed that the youth benefited from feeling respected, empowered, and confident. The experience also taught facilitators the importance of patience, effective communication, teamwork, and interacting uniquely with each youth. The program aimed to help the youth develop self-confidence and find their own style.

1. Youth ProgrammeGroom Me Up

2. Overview of the 2-day event1st dayWhat’s My Style?

3. How do I look?

4. A Confident Posture

5. 10 Must Haves in a teenage girl’s closet.

6. What’s My Body Shape?

7. “Pre-loved” clothes2nd DayLet’s shop!

8. Dress me Up!

9. Photo-Shoot

10. Dinner and FeedbackOverview of the 2-day event1st day1.What’s My Style?Look at different types of fashion styles.

11. Cut from magazines.

12. Collage “My Style”Overview of the 2-day event2.How do I look?

13. Overview of the 2-day event3.A Confident PostureMeasuring against a plum-line

14. Walking the Posture Circuit Overview of the 2-day event4. 10 Must Haves in a teenage girl’s closet.5. What’s My body shape?

15. Overview of the 2-day event6.“Pre-loved” clothes

16. Overview of the 2-day event2nd Day1. Let’s shop!Applying what they’ve learnt the previous day.Overview of the 2-day event2. Dress me Up!3. Photo-Shoot4. Dinner and Feedback

17. How the Youth have benefited

18. Instead of hearing it from us…

19. Our own learning pointsAfter the 2nd day, most of us were dead beaten. But as I lie down on my bed that night, I recalled seeing most of their happy faces after their make-over during their photo shoot for the Youth group. I realised that it was all worthwhile. I was told I was smiling in my sleep that night.

20. I realized that when a youth is given the respect as an individual with a unique opinion and approach towards issues posed, he/she feels supported, encouraged and confident to make better choices. ~ GraceWhen the youth feels empowered or that their opinions counts they will want to play an active part in the learning process. They are able to rise up to the occasion. ~ JuneWhat they need…

21. It was great seeing the girls grow in self-confidence as their individual mentors encouraged them to find their own 'style', and to create their own image of themselves that was not necessarily right or wrong, but appropriate at different times.~ JitsyWhat they need…

22. What we need…There was a sense of personal achievement due to ability to connect with youth and being able to teach myself to be more patient in handling the different characteristics of underprivileged youth.~ NurainiI have learnt much about communication with and the language of teenagers. I thus believe that what I have learnt from this project will put me in good stead to start my life as a teacher. ~ Clare