PREVENTIVE CAMPAIGN PROJECTS

LEARNING ABOUT DRUG  DANGERS NATReSA has tailored a preventive education programme to sensitize public opinion on the adverse effects of substance abuse.   In this context, NATReSA has been working in close collaboration with Ministries/ Departments, NGOs, The Mauritian Prison Service, Social Welfare and Community Centres, Colleges, Youth Centres, Women's Centres, Trade Unions, etc. NATReSa in close collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Industrial Relations, The Public and Private Sectors is also contributing to the education of the workers on the substance abuse problems in order to minimize its negative impact on workers health, welfare and absenteeism, productivity, etc.  It is also running a prevention programme in the community especially in depressed areas with the support of community leaders

Projects School Youth Family Vulnerable groups Workplace Recreational Activities Community Programmes Local Authorities HIV/Aids Prevention, etc

 

          

 

School

Prevention at the level of educational set-ups is imperative.  It would have been a terrible threat if attention would not have been paid to this section.  NATReSA has introduced special techniques entitled IDEOGRAPH.  It aims at providing students with maximum information on the problem of Substance Abuse and eventually they are asked to express their idea on the latter in the form of visual language.

Techniques of all kinds used separately or blended together ranging from drawings, paintings, crayonage, collages; sculptures and any form of creative arts are permitted.

The project has been carried out in collaboration with the Health and Anti Drug Education and Scientific Research and the Private Secondary Schools Authority. 

Both state secondary schools as well as  owned and private colleges have been sensitised through their participation in the project competition.  Prizes for the best entries in the project are awarded on the occasion of the International Day commemoration each year. 

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Youth

Today, youth  is also the future workforce and  future of our  nation.  They should therefore be provided with sufficient information and knowledge on drugs and the dangers they represent to youth, their families, their lives and the nation as a whole. 

NATReSA in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports has initiated projects so as to motivate young people all over the island.  The project also comprises the sensitisation of the Mauritian youth and training educators to support initiatives in organising anti-drug and alcohol programmes and develop their abilities and skill to take responsible decisions.  

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Family

In an attempt :

To develop the capability to support initiatives by the family to organise anti-drug/alcohol programmes on prevention and

To sensitise parents on their roles and responsibilities vis-à-vis the substance abuse problem, NATReSA in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Family Welfare and Child Development organise  Regional Seminars to disseminate information on the project.  

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Workplace

Alcohol and other drugs present pervasive social, economic and public health problems to virtually all societies.  These problems affect all age groups in the community, and frequent drug use carries a high cost of workplaces in the form of reduced productivity, job loss, increased accidents, employee turnover, health problems and excessive absenteeism etc. 

NATReSA in collaboration with the public and the private sectors together with federation of trade unions, is implementing a project entitled ?Substance Abuse Reduction and Prevention programmes and is arranging  for the provision of assistance for needy employees. 

In order to sensitise the population of the rural and semi-urban areas of the island on the adverse socio-economic and health consequences related to alcohol abuse and to inform the population on the services available for the treatment and rehabilitation of substance abusers, NATReSA, in collaboration with the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund (SILWF), Districts Councils, NGOs and other local resources is implementing a community based project entitled Alcohol Abuse Reduction Campaign at Community Level(ARC).

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