dfpf newsletter 13th issue

ISSUE-013February 2011-April 2011

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ENGLISH EDITION

ISSUE-013February 2011 – April 2011

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z DFPF Success Stories

5 � th Indus Youth Conference for the youth of Khairpur Mirs

Workshop Series: Training �of City Wardens Police Custody

Teachers’ Training Series: �Training of School Teachers Against Drug AbuseSports Day Against Drug Abuse

Life Skills Training �workshop for Youth At Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology (KASBIT)

Community Awareness �Program at Patelpara

Foundation stone placing �of Shaheed Naveed Younus Center, Wazirabad Punjab

Promotional Campaign for �3rd Pakistan Youth Congress

Upcoming Events in our �Next Quarter

In this Issue

Team Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) in collaboration with Young Students’ Welfare Association (YSWA) organized the 5th Indus Youth Conference (IYC 2011) at Sukoon Inn Hotel Khairpur Mirs on 5th February 2011. The Conference targeted more than 250 youngsters from different universities and youth organizations of Khairpur. 5th IYC having the theme of “DIYA JALAYE RAKHNA” empowered the young participants in the areas of Self Esteem, Personal Branding, Self Confidence, Interview skills and many more. The main objective of the conference was to empower the youth of Khairpur with sound knowledge of Drug Abuse Prevention, Risk Factors and hazardous outcomes of both Soft and Hard drugs and the Protective factors against drug abuse. The Conference generated a strong platform for youth of Khairpur and ensured their active participation in cumulative development of their city.

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DFPF launched a campaign from the forum of TAD (Teachers against Drugs), where more than 600 government and Private School teachers are already on board with us. The workshops comprised of essential life skills training workshops including, Youth counseling, Peer to Peer education, communication skills and techniques of facilitating the students in quitting soft drugs and decreasing their demands amongst them. The workshops were conducted in various government schools with the collaboration of City District Government Karachi (CDGK).

Teachers’ Training Series: Training of School Teachers Against Drug Abuse


In this Quarter, Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) supported a series of training workshops for City Wardens of Karachi with a joint alliance of City District Government Karachi (CDGK). The workshop covered topics of uses of Soft and Hard Drugs and their impacts on one’s personality. The Wardens were given basic guidelines on how they can adapt the protective factors against drug abuse and at the same time guide the general citizens in quitting substance consumption. The main areas covered included Self Esteem, Communication Skills and the proper means of referring an addict found on the streets to a Rehab facility.

Workshop Series: Training of City Wardens

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Community Awareness Program at PatelparaA Community Awareness Program was arranged at an open sports ground in Patelpara on 23rd April 2011 in collaboration with volunteers and outreach team workers of New Horizons Care Center (NHCC). The objectives of Community Awareness programs were to create awareness, educating the community about Drug Abuse Prevention, Risk and Protective factors of Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction. This program was attended by 200 community people.http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.273152689367242.90488.120624354620077&type=1

In the month of April, Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) conducted a Life Skills Training Workshop for the young students of Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology (KASBIT). The program comprised of various Life Skills Training sessions including, Self–Esteem, Personal Branding and Decision making. DFPF Trainers educated the young individuals about the hazardous outcomes of Drug Abuse and gave the students some basic guidelines on how to make their institute Drug Free. Capitalizing on the event Team DFPF also briefed the students of KASBIT about the on coming major event for youth viz; 3rd Pakistan Youth Congress which is a 3 days conference conducted on a national level by Drug Free Pakistan Foundation annually.

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Foundation stone placing of Shaheed Naveed Younus Center, Wazirabad, Punjab


Shaheed Muhammad Naveed Younus, the President of Drug Free Pakistan Foundation had a constructive thinking for his country for he truly worked day in day out for the eradication of drug abuse in Pakistan. He established New Horizons Care Center (NHCC) which is the first 100% free treatment & rehabilitation center for drug addicts. When he took this bold initiative, he was most popularly known as a businessman of chemicals & dyes. But soon his untiring efforts were recognized not only locally but on global forums where he was appreciated by every class and society. In 2009 he became the first Pakistani to be elected as the Vice President of Asian Federation for Therapeutic Communities. It was his restless endeavor towards a noble cause that he was given titles like an unarmed Soldier and a messiah towards the needy.

On 13th August 2010, this national hero was laid to rest by the black hearted culprits of drug mafia in Karachi. Although his deficiency may never be filled, but his planted seed is flourishing day by day for he left behind a team of motivated individuals carrying his cause ahead with strong devotion and motivation.

Anti Narcotics Welfare Society, (ANWS) Wazirabad is one of those local organizations who have decided to take the initiative of Shaheed Naveed Younus Ahead and for this purpose ANWS in collaboration with DFPF has established a local subdivision of Shaheed Naveed Younus Center (SNYC) in Pathanwali, Wazirabad. SNYC Wazirabad will provide 100% free treatment

and rehab services to drug addicts in whole Punjab specifically, Wazirabad and its surrounding cities. President ANWS Mr. Muhammad Jameel Cheema along with President DFPF Mr. Muhammad Sohail Younus laid the foundation stone for Shaheed Naveed Younus Center (SNYC) Wazirabad on 28th April 2011.

Promotional Campaign for 3rd Pakistan Youth Congress

In order to promote the 3rd Pakistan Youth Congress various informative stalls were placed by our volunteers in different universities and colleges of Pakistan. These stalls were helpful in educating the young students about the PYC and played a major part in generating participants for the conference. Team PYC facilitated by our youth volunteers, initiated a nationwide campaign to educate the youth of Pakistan about the objectives and productive outcomes of 3rd Pakistan Youth Congress. The campaign started off from Karachi and after covering the prominent most



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Universities & colleges. Team PYC proceeded towards other cities of Pakistan for the campaign. For this purpose top notch universities and colleges of Pakistan, including, Shah Abdul latif University and Mehran University of Khairpur, Sindh University of Medical Sciences Jamshoro, LUMHS Hyderabad, Bahauddin Zakaria University Multan, King Edward’s Medical college, Punjab University and many other educational institutions from Lahore were covered. Thorough interaction with the participants from different backgrounds helped them in learning about the new and innovative opportunities that are available for them at PYC. Young Students showed a heap of enthusiasm for becoming a part of PYC and hoped to have the next Pakistan Youth Congress in their home town.

Upcoming Events in our Next Quarter � Art Competition: “Paint for a Drug Free Pakistan”

City Wardens Training �Recovering Symposium �Kits distribution ceremony in Juvenile Jail �Training session in Young Leaders Conference �3 � rd Pakistan Youth CongressSocial Action Projects by PYC graduates �

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indus youth conference

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youth of khairpur mirs

series of training workshops

training of school teachers

drug abusesports day

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