Khmer Youth Association

Youth Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Development (LEAD) for combating Drugs and Alcohol in cambodia. Fund by IOGT-NTO Movement.

Drug Awareness and Prevention among Youth

Project period: 2010 - 2013

Funded by: III-Rosea (IOGT-NTO MOVEMENT)

Target group: Young people ages 12-25 years old, including 69% of youth in schools and 25% of youth in the community; individuals and groups that have an influential role on the lifestyle development of young people, such as parents, teachers, social workers, health professionals and local authorities.

Target area: Phnom Penh city, and Siem Reap, Battambang, and Banteay Meanchey provinces

The project purpose was to improve youth and community knowledge, as well as, increasing youth participation in preventing drug, alcohol and tobacco consumption in Phnom Penh, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, and Siem Reap provinces. Although historically, drugs had not been a part of Cambodian society, drug consumption has become a public health problem in the last 20 years. KYA promoted drug awareness among youth and encouraged them to play an active role in finding solutions for this increasing problems.

Project period: 2010-2013

Various activities were implemented in the target areas: In cooperation with the Ministry of Education and local authorities, KYA improved Cambodian youth knowledge in the target areas by providing information on the consequences of drug, alcohol and tobacco consumption and how to set themselves away from them. Local youth clubs and Community-based Youth Networks (CYNs) were trained to become peer educators and youth advocates of a life free of drugs. KYA also offered training sessions in schools and communities, organized role plays, workshops and supported youth club activities addressing this issue. In addition, the association set up four Youth Learning Centers (YLC) in each of the target provinces with available information for the community on drug, alcohol and tobacco consumption. YLCs became meeting places for youth clubs to plan future activities, discuss challenges and explore solutions. They also organized activities such as trainings in communities and schools, anti-drug campaigns, group discussions, peer talks and youth debates in school. Awareness activities such as dancing and drawing contests under the banner of drug and alcohol prevention were also organized there.

KYA organized stakeholders workshop in each province which aimed to provide more information on drugs and alcohol and their impact in the community as well as explore the strategies to solve illicit drug-related problems. 420 participants in total joined the stakeholders workshops and now are committed to help educate their children about the dangers of using drugs and alcohol and to say “no” to drugs and alcohol. In total, 4,925 community members and school youth participated in our activities.

Project period: 2010-2013

As a result, youth and community became more aware of the dangers imposed by drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Also youth club and CYNs members have developed leadership and teamworking skills, and are able to develop and implement projects to raise awarenesses on addictive substances consumption, and local authorities acknowledge youth participation by taking into account their opinions in local development plans.

Youth Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Development (LEAD) for combating Drugs and Alcohol in cambodia. Fund by IOGT-NTO Movement.

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