The Problem
We conceptualise our work as promoting mental and social wellbeing of society by fostering civic values through the cultivation of the charisma and virtues of the Agency of Interconnectedness. Wellbeing of society is ultimate; a healthy society is a flourishing one.
However, the rate of common mental disorders cases (such as depression, anxiety, panic disorders, PTSD, eating disorders, substance use disorders etc) is a clear indication that our mission of leading society to apprehend this ultimate wellbeing is currently unrealizable.
We strongly believe in therapy, so we commend the government, the third sector, and stake holders for investing appreciably in therapy programs for common mental disorders. Notwithstanding, this only fulfils the curative action to the problem.
As a society, our commitment to preventive action towards this problem is negligible. This is why our vision as a third sector is to launch a clear-cut preventive action that alleviates the underlying causes of common mental disorders.
The Concept
Examining the concept of mental and social wellbeing as proposed by both WHO and FPH we discovered that the only potent remedy to these underlying causes is through the cultivation of core civic values.
However, to successfully circumvent the politically and ideologically tribalized interruptions that undermine the fostering of civic values in society, we discovered that the incorruptibility of this process is only feasible through the cultivation of the agency of interconnectedness (The AoIn).
Examining the inception of various ancient cultures of spirituality, one will discover that all voices of liberation, peace and justice have always functioned as the AoIn and cultivated such virtues and charisma in their followers.
The AoIn is any individual that understands life as a holistic experience which unfolds in an altruistic spirit of interconnectedness. It is part of our humanness; we all have a seed of the AoIn in us so all we need is the proper psychosocial catalyst to naturally stimulate it in fulness within the organismic structure of our humanness.
The Methodology
The mission therefore, is to catalyse this seed of AoIn in humanity into the agency of core civic values. We however, execute this by amalgamating technology, creative arts and various disciplines in social sciences to interpret the AoIn as charisma and virtues, and program these interpretations into,
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Projects (e.g., workshops) that focus on developing programs and curriculum that can transform or shift shared cultural schemas of people towards the framework of the AoIn.
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Discourses (e.g., seminars, lectures, speeches, presentations, interviews, documentaries, narratives, literature, podcast and group discussions) that dialectically educate to inculcate the AoIn in people.
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Expressive Arts (e.g., music, dance, drama, theatre, spoken word, and poetry) as performative models that can inspire and stimulate the AoIn in people.