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Setting a positive example for other young people in the community. 

The painting workshop doubled up as both an opportunity to discuss the importance of collective communal responsibility and how to counter despondency among young people, as well as an opportunity to impart some skills and knowledge in street art and outdoor painting. The event was not only well enjoyed by the participants who attended, but impactful too. Using surveys, the team gauged that participant awareness and knowledge of civic responsibility and youth activism rose by 30% over the course of the workshop.

By the end of the day, they had successfully transformed and beautified a communal basketball court in the centre of the city, led by youth themselves, before celebrating their achievements with a basketball tournament to which over 30 youth attended as spectators. The team launched an accompanying online campaign, reaching nearly 50,000 people with the help of community and public figures and influencers.

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