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NATIONAL Drug Abuse Information and Counselling Centre REGION: West and Central Africa COUNTRY: Sierra Leone Organisation: National Council for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Inc. TARGET GROUPS: ● Community SETTINGS: ● Home ● Education centres IMPLEMENTING AGENTS: ● NGOs PROJECT PURPOSE: Provision of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials, advice, a telephone information line and training to the community COST: US $8,000 over 3 years DURATION: 4 years and ongoing U.N. International Day Against Drug Abuse (June 26 2001) Junior football club. Background: Sierra Leone is a nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution and high levels of extreme poverty. It has substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, but the economic and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders and civil war continue to hamper economic development. About two-thirds of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. The economy depends upon the maintenance of a fragile domestic peace and the continued receipt of substantial aid from abroad. According to 1989 estimates, 68% of the population lives below the poverty line and the average life expectancy at birth of the total population is 45.6 years. 1 Sierra Leone has a deep-rooted history of drug abuse, based on and accelerated by ten years of civil war. Cannabis is grown in rural areas, and cocaine and heroin enter the country via traffickers. Its economic benefits mean that many people are involved in the drug trade. Sierra Leone has no drug abuse prevention policy or strategy at present, and the Government does not have the capacity to address the problems. The Drug Abuse Coordinating Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is, however, currently working on such a policy. Aims: To maintain a centre for drug abuse-related resources which provides general information, counselling and preventive education to the public by telephonex (a telephone help line) and in person to visitors to the centre. 62 Sources: 1 www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sl.html
NATIONAL Main activities: ● Working in collaboration with other organisations: The organisation works co-operatively with other institutions with similar prevention objectives, without discrimination on the basis of race, tribe, age, sex, religion and political and social beliefs. The group is comprised of youth organisations, social clubs, community leaders and social activists who have merged together to reach community leaders with principles, policies and programmes for the prevention of drug abuse. The organisation functions as a catalyst by responding innovatively to drug abuse problems and mobilising existing groups in both the social and organisational infrastructures. ● Planning with implementers and beneficiaries: To make the project more effective, it was planned and implemented with the input of the intended beneficiaries - i.e. the community. ● Raising the awareness of the public concerning drug-related problems: Educational programmes include: drug abuse prevention conferences; workshops; video shows; study circles; panel discussions; printing and circulation of manuals; hand-outs; bulletins; newsletters; and posters. ● Raising the awareness and understanding of leaders, educators, health professionals, the scientific community and the media: Educational material is gathered and disseminated, and there are continuous mass awareness campaigns conducted through rallies, processions, exhibitions, press briefings and outreach programmes to schools, youths, community groups, colleges, and ghettos. Anti-drug messages are spread through newspapers, radio, television and 'folk media'. “I now understand my family problem better than before!” ● Providing information to the community: Education on the long- and short-term effects of drug use is provided to primary and secondary school pupils, students attending higher education institutions, and school dropouts. Information is provided by staff members, official ministries, consultants, and other trainers from collaborating organisations. ● Providing a counselling centre for the community: The counselling centre provides guidance, training and materials on drug abuse prevention for the community at large, and to those families and individuals with specific needs. ● Providing alternatives to drug use: Sports activities are organised to give youth the opportunity to engage in extra-curricular activities, and in order to provide an alternative to drug use. Sports include athletics, football, indoor games, basketball and volleyball. ● Educating parents: Guidance relating to the communication of drug issues between parents and children, AIDS, pregnancy and crime is also provided, through lectures, story telling, handouts, plays, case studies, and small focus group discussions. ● Encouraging scientific research regarding the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of drug-related problems: A drug abuse resource centre conducts research and provides information on the following themes: ● A survey to learn about people's use of drugs and their attitudes towards drugs. ● The connection between drug use and physical and mental illness. ● Surveys to find out how much specific groups know about drugs. ● Studies of the causes of drug use and the prevalence of drug abuse among students, youths, and women. 63
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Foreward It gives me great pleasure
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