Welcome to TogetherWith
Inspiring people through creativity by TogetherWith activities
WHAT IS TOGETHERWITH?
TogetherWith is a project which hopes to is promote the well-being of young people. We aim to use creativity as a means to connect young people with each other. It is proposed to be assembled by using collective, cooperate and collaborative activities. This helps to forge positive relationships between young people. Research has indicated that creative activities can also be a mechanism by which people can connect.
CREATIVITY CONNECTS
“Creativity is just connecting things” – Steve Jobs
By connecting with other people through creative activities, TogetherWith wants to improve the mental and physical well-being of everyone who takes part. We believe participating in our activities helps people feel much better and also provides a platform in which they can create new positive relationships.
WHAT IS WELL-BEING
Well-being is defined by Dodge et al. (2012) as having “…the psychological, social and physical resources” needed “to meet a particular psychological, social and/or physical challenge”. Well-being emerges from your thoughts, actions, and experiences — most of which we have control over. In breaking it down further, the NEF (2008) describe 5 ways to a greater well-being, this include the following:
To Connect
Be Active
Keep Learning
Taking Notice
To Give
TOGETHERWITH ACTIVITIES
TogetherWith provides activities which people can take part in. These activities are from various aspects of the artistic disciplines. The creative activities can an be accessed via the links below.
Art
Poetry
Videos
Stories
Photography
MEET THE TOGETHERWITH TEAM
TogetherWith is brainchild of four 4th year students from Dundalk Institute of Technology. The rationale behind the project was to try and help people to forge relationships in a fun and collaborative way considering the isolation that many are feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group members and their roles within the project can be seen below.
Mark Proctor
PM & Web Design
Nicole Mazgula
Graphic Design
Saoirse McPeake
Motion Design
Tosin Onibokun
Interviews
