A campaign aims to raise youth’s awareness on drugs

Girls and boys are equally targeted in the campaign

Save the Children- Youth empowerment Project (YEP) funded by USAID support, the awareness campaign for youth,  under the banner “aware youth” which is arranged by Life Makers foundation in Sana’a launched a campaign on Saturday, 24th  July to raise the youth’s awareness on the danger of chewing Qat, smoking , and drugs. The campaign targeted young boys and girls between the age 14 to 24.

This campaign is part of the summer activities for Save the Children and its partners in Sana’a and Ibb in which it includes many events such as arranging workshops, training course in life skills, TOT trainings , distributing posters, brochures …etc. Marwan Al-Shabani , the coordinator of YEP project in Sana’a and Ibb ensured the importance of such events which target the vulnerable youth. “These activities aim to empower the vulnerable youth through building their capacity and raising their awareness in these issues especially they are the most involved people in such issues.” Al-Shabani stated. “ The YEP project will also fund 15 youth organizations which are YEP partners in Sana’a and Ibb and 17 small projects will be implemented by youth for three months.” He elaborated.

In the same time, Shawthab foundation in its partnership with Save the Children launches on Saturday 24 July 2010 in Sana’a the training course under banner “towered to work with youth through participation”. The training aims to provide youth with skills in the youth volunteering work and how youth can play role in developing their communities through volunteering work. The training targets 40 boys and girls youth and continues for 6 days.

The campaign also train youh on life skills issues.

In Sana’a , and for four days, Save the Children – Siraj for youth leadership and development project funded by USAID arranges a training course in the life skills for the  youth and organizations working with youth which are partners for Siraj project with participation of 24 boys and girls youth from four governorates ( Sana’a, Aden, Ibb, and Abyan) in Al Mosafer Hotel – Sana’a. The training aims to train the participants in how to use the Siraj Toolkits of life skills trainings and how to arrange trainings for youths in their governorates using this toolkit as a step to make a positive change in the youth communities.

Save the Children works in partnership with Ministry of Sport and Youth towards the protection, fulfillment and respect for all young people’s right to participation in decisions and mainly Youth empowerment that affect their lives.

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