WHAT ACTIVITIES DO YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGE WITH?.

I asked 50 males and 50 females aged between 12-16 if they like to engage with certain activities at our youth hubs. Here are the answers with some actions I will take to improve engagement in areas that need it.

SPORT - 37 Male & 18 Female

This highlights a strong male interest in sports providing a key area for program development. 

ACTIONS - Use sport as tool for one to one mentoring to further support males with more pressing intervention needs

Sport sees moderate female participation  indicating potential for increased engagement.

ACTIONS - Provide more female only sports clubs to encourage increased female engagement

MUSIC - 10 Male & 11 Female

Music engagement is relatively low compared to other activities. Although this  suggests potential for improvement in drawing interest as the ones who do engage are highly focused.

ACTIONS - Use music activities as a targeted Intervention for keen individulas -  exploring innovative ways to gain interest including trips to music events 

ARTS & CRAFTS - Male 6 & Female 28

Arts & Crafts is a gender-polarized activity within the youth hub, suggesting potential for targeted efforts to increase male involvement or further support female enthusiasm with their favorite themes.

ACTIONS - Increase male engagement by pairing arts and crafts with supporting a popular sports activity ie creating banners, football shirt printing or team posters 

DRAMA Male 8 & Female 15

Overall, the trend suggests Drama is less popular among both genders compared to alternatives.

ACTIONS - Strategically promoting Drama's unique benefits and intertwining it with popular preferences could help boost interest and participation.

PERFORMING ARTS Male 13 & Female 23

Performing arts has interest from both males and females. 

ACTIONS - Consider diversifying the Performing Arts program or integrating cross-activity features (e.g., combining elements of Gaming or Music or drama) to attract broader interest, especially among males, given their higher preferences for competitive and interactive activities.

COOKING Male 23 & Female 27

Cooking is very popular among females and males

ACTIONS - use as focus activity  to support more one to one targeted intervention - deliver collaborative workshops that improve skill level 

GAMING. Male 31 & Female 10

Gaming stands out as a high engagement activity amongst the males but is noticeably lower amongst females 

ACTIONS - providing more female-oriented console games that align with popular activities amongst females such as arts & crafts, cooking and performing arts

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