Young people share powerful messages through song

Young people in Jabiru had the opportunity to share important messages and express themselves through lyrics following the launch of their very own song and music video ‘Lean on me’.
The music video was the culmination of the Jabiru Safe and Healthy Youth Project which the young people have been undertaking throughout Term 1, with support from Red Lily and West Arnhem Regional Council.
The Jabiru Safe and Healthy Youth Project was a 12 week program focusing on alcohol and other drugs education and learning.
During this time, young people aged 10 to 17 years were engaged through program activities including: 
• Awareness presentations from the AOD team
• Brainstorming positive messages at the YSR chill space
• Educational resources about alcohol awareness and drug harm
The program empowered Kakadu’s young people by creating and spreading positive messages about healthy living and wellbeing through the creation of art and visual mediums, including posters, banners, storytelling and music for a video.
At the end, the young people worked with Wayne from SoundED workshopping different sounds, beats and their own lyrics to a song and the location of a video clip. They called themselves the ‘Barramundi Beats’.
Wayne was fantastic, and was really encouraging the young people to make the music video their own. 
Young people were very engaged and enthusiastic and loved the singing and learning about making songs.
View the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBguQpnQkBI
This program was proudly funded by the Northern Territory Government.