KHULISA: Youth Against Drugs in South Africa

Summary

Peer drug education and counseling in secondary schools in disadvantaged areas.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Crime is a massive problem in South Africa and research continues to show a strong relationship between drugs and crime, especially amongst the youth. School children are not exposed to adequate drug education and counseling facilities are scarce. The MIB groups are a cost-effective way to provide both. This proposal is for the support of these groups post training while they achieve self-sustainability.

Activities

Trained groups of youth leaders between 20 and 30 years visit schools and similar establishments delivering a first class drug education program to students with an emphasis on empowering them to make their own decisions.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Funding Policy: partial (Retired)

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The group also sets up a support group at each establishment, which provides alternative activities and peer counseling. Reach is 1,000 students per month per group.

Project Message

Results have shown that our peer education program is extremely effective in dealing with at-risk youth.
- Lesley Ann van Selm, Director, Khulisa Child Nurturing Organization

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Lesley Ann van Selm,
Director, Khulisa Child Nurturing Organization
P O Box 412560
Craighall
Johannesburg, 2024
South Africa
+ 27 11 788 8237
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Khulisa Child Nurturing Organization
P O Box 412560
Craighall
Johannesburg, 2024
South Africa
+ 27 11 788 8237
http://www.khulisaservices.co.za

Learn more about Khulisa Child Nurturing Organization and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Education.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 18, 2003.

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