MY CHOICE
About The Programme:
The R-CITY My Choices programme is that take participants from initial engagement through a process of acknowledgement, understanding and reflecting on decision making to the consequences of high level risk taking behaviour. The steps in the programmes are as follows:
1 - Choices & Consequences
Facilitated through in-depth groupwork sessions the participants examine their decision making process, the choices they have made and the consequences of these. As they begin to take on personal responsibility, the participants consider what influences their choices and how they can choose to adjust this.
2 - Self Awareness & Behaviour
Taking time to understand themselves better, their values & beliefs, triggers etc the participants use this step to explore their individual behaviours. Recognising that behaviour is a choice linked to the journey to this point, R-CITY My Choice participants are challenged to use this understanding to move in a positive direction.
3 - Gang Culture
Recognising the link between individual behaviour and those of gangs, the R-CITY My Choice group review the emerging gang culture across their Communities and how this compares to the culture in other countries.
4 - International Experience
The final step in the R-CITY My Choice programme is an international visit, currently to Capetown South Africa. During this visit the participants have the chance to see first hand the impact of gang culture on communities and their residents. They spend time with Ex Ganga members listening to their lives stories. This experience is for many of the participants first time away from home, giving them time to reflect on the value they place upon things such as family & friends.
“GETTING THE CHANCE TO GO TO Cape Town WAS LIFE CHANGING. GETTING TO SEE AND LEARN SO MUCH, ESPECIALLY AROUND GANG CULTURE AND CHOICES WAS MIND BLOWING.”
— Nathan, 18