Main problem, Impact & Solution

Our main underlying problem:

It is given that a increasing number of teenagers are not getting enough sleep because of CCAs, studies and leisure activities, leading to a fall in the ability of being able to concentrate on work. How could we help to raise awareness from 2009 and beyond so that the consequences of teenagers not getting enough sleep could be minimise.

Impact on our community:

Our community issue is important as this issue could affect the growth of the teenagers in Singapore in areas like their creativity, thinking and processing of problems.

As the teenagers of Singapore are the future of our country, our future depends on them. If from young, not getting enough sleep has been a problem for many teenagers, then it could affect their thinking and creativity in future to create a better life and place for the people in Singapore.

Solution to help this issue:

The solution that we have chose for this community issue, is to set up a blog.

Our sub-solution will be to hold a talk through assembly and a art competition through the blog as well to let the teenagers be aware of the consequnces of not getting enough amount of sleep.

As most of the teenagers in Singapore has a blog of their own that they often write on about their daily issues. The blog is a fast and easy way to read information, and is able to reach out to many teenagers around Singapore and thus it will be effective. And, teenagers find blogs more interesting so its effective in improving on their sleep habits and change their mindsets.

The blog could let them be aware of the consequences of not getting enough amount of sleep, so that they would want to improve their sleeping habits from the advice and tips given from us through the blog.

The solution might work as it is the easiest way to get close to the teenagers' life on the internet through a blog, as the teenagers spend most of their time on the internet.