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| Office: Pamplemousses Youth Centre,
Royal Road, (near SSR Botanical Garden), Pamplemousses
 (230)243-3316
 (230)243-9657 | [Youth Charter] |
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| The Youth Section of this Ministry in collaboration with NATReSA has embarked on a series of information workshops and seminars for the benefit of Youth Leaders and out-of-school youth since last year. |
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| The workshops were held on Saturdays and the topics dealt with were substance abuse like alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, Peer Counseling and the role of Youth Leaders in the reduction of substance abuse. Consequently, 9 Regional Youth Task Force and a National Task Force were set up after the workshops to ensure a continuous forum on Youth and Drug Abuse Programme. A Residential Workshop at Anse La Raie Youth Training Centre was also organised in May 2002 to culminate all the Regional Workshops, and a Youth Charter was presented.
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Youth Charter for a Twenty-First Century
Free of Drugs |
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| We, the young people of the Republic of Mauritius, solemnly undertake : |
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| 1. to combat drug use and abuse ; |
| 2. not to take drugs, and to set an example ; |
| 3. to dissuade those around us from taking drugs ; |
4. to receive and pass on information about the harmful
effects of drugs ; |
5. to warn and protect our peers, and the youngest
among us ; |
6. to unite and to help one another so that others do not
abandon hope ; |
7. to be responsive to others, to work to resolve young
people's problems ; |
8. to develop our courage, our sense of responsibility and
our personality ; |
9. not to reject, but to help substance users and
substance abusers ; |
10. to defend our rights through contact with the
competent authorities ; |
11. to build a better world and future and to be the agents
of this change ; |
12. to conclude a world pact among young people for a
twenty-first century free of drugs, a society free of
drugs, young people free of drugs, schools and streets
free of drugs, ...... |
| In consequence whereof,
we, the young people of the Republic of Mauritius,
call upon Government and Lawmakers
to take due account of the principles contained
in this Charter in their future policies. |
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| Project : Substance Abuse Prevention Among the Youth of Mauritius
 NATRESA
Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity & Senior
Citizen Welfare and Reform Institutions
Ministry of Youth and Sports
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