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.

Maryam Nurudeen     Lanre Badmas     Olawuyi     Amule Elementary School     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Saidu Isa     Lateef Alagbonsi     TIC     First Lady     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Bello Oyedepo     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Government High School Adeta     Grillo     Ilorin.Info     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Nigeria Customs Service     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Madawaki     Crystal Corner Shops     Segun Adeniyi     CCB     Fareedah Dankaka     Bamidele Aluko     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Ilesha-Baruba     Ajia-Bako     Vasolar Consortium     Ashiru     Ilorin Airport     Henry Makinwa     Ladi Hassan     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Face Masks     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     CBT     2023 Elections     Sobi Hill     Abdulkareem Alabi     Laolu Saraki     Durbar Festival     Chief Of Staff     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Sulaiman Gado     V.O. Abioye     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Aliyu Salihu     International Vocational Centre     Gurei     Tunde Yusuf     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Sunday Fagbemi     Oniye     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Abdulwahab Ololele     Rebecca Bake     Chief Imam Of Offa     Michael Nzwekwe     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Oke-Ode     Eruku     Illyasu Abdullahi     Nigerian Medical Association     07039448763     Offa Descendants Union     Turaki     SUBEB     Yakubu Dogara     Ahmed Alhasssan     Bond     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Joana Nnazua Kolo     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Kaosarah Adeyi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ita-Nmo Market     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Saad Belgore     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Elese Of Igbaja     GANZY     Oni Adebayo     Dogara     March 28     Bola Shagaya     Idris Amosa Saidu     Suleiman Idris     AbdulRauf Keji     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     MalHub     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Yahaya Muhammad     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Offa     Taiwo Joseph     Earlyon Technologies     YAKOOYO     Folashade Omoniyi     ASMAU PLAZA     Aliyu Muhammed     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Oke-Ogun     SAPZ Project     Bluenile Associates     Nigeria Customs Service     Marafan Shonga     Sa\'adu Salahu     Logun     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Yahaya Dumoye     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Adijat Adebiyi     Amusement Park     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Nupe     Anilelerin     QuickWin     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     John Kehinde Salako     Rachael Obisesan     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Minimum Wage     Muhammed Aliyu     Chikanda     Raymond Olaitan     Ayo Opadokun     Oloriegbe     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Garba Dogo     Orisun Igbomina     Toyosi Thomas     Monthly Sanitation     Ado Ibrahim     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Dairo Kunle Paul     Sunday Otokiti     Moronfoye     Danladi     AbdulRahman Saad     Saidu Kawu     Saadu Alanamu     Akorede     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Asa LGEA School     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Bolaji Gambari     Ademola Kiyesola     Cornelius Fawenu     Isiaka Rafiu Mope