Hello
everyone!
Project WiTHIN is an awareness project that
seeks to spread awareness about anorexia nervosa, as well as to
encourage students, especially teenage girls, to be more confident
and comfortable with their own looks and bodies, looking beyond the
physical construction of their bodies, and into their mind, heart
and soul. Through research, we also realised that family members
and friends play an integral role in motivating a teenage girl to
value her character over mere exterior traits or
characteristics.
We were featured on Youth.SG (Link: http://www.youth.sg/content/view/3442/69/)
last year. Also, The Straits Times has published articles detailing
our project, on Mind Your Body, 5th September 2007 (Link: http://www.projectthin.com/5Sept2007.jpg/)
and The Sunday Times, 28th October 2007 (Link: http://www.projectthin.com/28Oct2007.png/)
respectively. Recently, on 14th May 2008, we were
featured in Lian He Zao Bao under the ‘Popcorn (Bao Mi Hua)’
section.
Around the world, more and more teenage girls
are increasingly desirous of changing their physical appearances.
It has been suggested that globalisation has led Singapore teenage
girls to inherit Western notions of beauty, as well as the
underlying prerequisite: thinness. Evidently, 70% of Singaporean
women who took part in a survey by DOVE strongly purported that: “I
wish the media did a better job in portraying women of diverse
physical characteristics”.
There are three major causes of the lack of
awareness of anorexia and self-esteem issues amongst
Singaporeans.
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<!--[endif]-->Do you agree
with us that these are the reasons that are causing the increased
incidence of anorexia nervosa in Singapore? What other initiatives
do you think we should implement? Share your views with
us!
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“Perfect, the
Way I Am” – The Roadshow
For the very first time, Project WiTHIN is
moving our exhibition into the heartlands of Singapore. Having made
presentations and displayed our posters in a multitude of
locations, including schools, institutions and workshops, we will
be displaying our “Beauty: Starve or Strive” posters at our
roadshow. Here are the details for this exciting event:
Date: 24th May 2008
Time: 1000h to 2200h
Venue: Tiong Bahru Plaza (outside Tiong Bahru MRT
Station)
During the event, we will be distributing
postcards and related memorabilia to further our cause. We will
also set up a multimedia presentation to let the public know about
our project and causes in an interactive manner. Certainly, our
volunteers would be stationed there to supply you with more
information, should you need any. Sign-up sheets for new volunteers
would also be available.
Do drop by on the 24th and join us
in this campaign for real beauty!
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Volunteering with Project
WiTHIN
Interested in joining us as a volunteer or an
AmLove Ambassador? If so, email us at
[email protected] with the following
details, and we will be in touch with you.
1) Name
2) Age
3) School /
Organisation
4) Contact Numbers (Mobile and Home)
5) Email Address
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For more information, do visit http://www.projectthin.com/. We
are also on FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17776912570/.
If you need further clarifications, do email us at [email protected]. Thank
you!