Kwara: Group to sensitise youth against drug abuse and addiction

Date: 2019-04-09

A Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO), Home and Street Kids Welfare Initiative (HSKi), says it will assist in the fight against drug abuse and addiction among the less privileged youths in Kwara.

Executive Director of the group, Miss Funmi Omisope, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Monday.

Omisope said that there were some less privileged youths in the society who needed help to get out of addiction, saying that some of them were involved owing to idleness and frustration.

She said that the group would embark on massive sensitisation and empowerment of such youths to keep them busy and reduce their involvement in such social ills.

"There are some youths around here in Koro Afoju, which is the community of the blind, that smoke, get high on spirits, and abuse drugs to the point of addiction, and we have HASAP (Hope Alive Skill Acquisition Programme) to assist such people.

"HASAP is a scheme under the NGO where we are committed to empowering youths for the betterment of the society.

"So, what we want to do for them is to organise a vocational training; because we think that when their minds and hands are occupied they will not think about indulging in those things.

"I have discussed with some of them by trying to disarm them and make them our friend first. These people love their freedom, and we are ready to teach them what they are willing to learn."

"We came like every other NGO to make donations to them, but on getting here, we realised they needed a lot more than food and clothing.

"They needed empowerment, education and sensitisation against the evils of drug peddling, abuse and addiction. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Pakata Development Association     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Onikijipa     Usman Alkali Baba     Zara Umar     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Hakeem Idris     Bankole Omishore     Kola Adesina     KWTV     Mashood Dauda     Imam Gambari     Oba Abdulraheem     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Muhammad Yahya     Ogidi-Oloje     Deji Ajani     Oke-Kura     Balogun Gambari     Photo News     Okin Malt     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Aro Yahaya     Balikis Jawondo     Fatimat Saliu     Babs Iwarere     Damilola Yusuf     Garba Idris Ajia     Maigidasanma     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Benin Republic     All Peoples Party     Tunji Moronfoye     Shettima     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Jide Ashonibare     Ayobami Akanbi     Abubakar B.M     Fatimoh Lawal     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Ajuloopin     Rashidi Yekini     2017 Budget     Ballah     Bello Bature     Suwa-Arabs     ASUU     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Oniyangi     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Kisra     Wole Oke     Oko     Oloye     Isin     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Allocation     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Okasanmi Ajayi     Dogara     Habeeb Saidu     Rex Olawoye     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Ayinde Oki     Tunji Ajanaku     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     SSA Youth Engagement     Abegunde Goke     Budo-Egba     Vasolar Consultoria     Alaro     Busari Alabi Alausa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Hauwa Nuru     Okanlawon Taiwo     Aminat Omodara     Saeedat Aliyu     Ishaq Oloyede     Bola Olukoju     TESCOM     Paul Olawoore     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     AbdulRahman Saad     Gbenga Adebayo     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Read With Me     Owu Fall     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     AbdulGafar Tosho     Ogidi-Oloje     Saadu Alanamu     Saraki     Toyin Saraki     Tsado Manman     Chikanda     BECE     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     African Democratic Congress     Sa\'adu Salau     Ayinde Oyepitan     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Cornelius Fawenu     Mope Dasuki Belgore     United Nigeria Airline     Kolawole Bashirat     Revenue Court     Kazeem Oladepo     NURTW     Bayo Onimago     Maryam Nurudeen     Modibbo Kawu     Ayegbeni     Javed Khan     Kwara Pdp     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     MMWG     Ronke Adeyemi     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Ijagbo Health Centre     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Adesoye College     Folaranmi Aro     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Isin     Law School Scholarship     Najim Yaasin     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Saliu Oluwole     Towoju     Amada Jidda     Saad Omo\'ya     Paul Odama     Saidu Yaro Musa     Hamidu Olowo     Emir Of Yashikira     Kayode Ibrahim     Oniwa     Gobir Organization Foundation     PharmAccess Foundation     Malete     Abdulazeez Arowona     Kemi Adeosun     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     KWSIEC     Tunji Olawuyi     Demola Banu