Community Based Peer-Led Intervention (CPLI) Funded by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment National Institute of Social Defense

 The project aimed to reach children and early adolescents who are vulnerable children/ adolescents at the age group 10 – 18 who are non-users.

At our organization our employees of the project assess substance use among adolescents in impoverished & marginalized communities, conduct primary prevention activities through awareness programs, engage in risk mitigation of substance use among children/adolescent/youth by:

• Preventing substance use
• Delaying initiation of substance use
• Identify and train selected peer educators in the community.
• Implement early prevention education led by trained peer educators.
• To provide awareness about referral and linkage to counseling, treatment and rehabilitation services for substance dependent adolescents identified in the community.
• Identifying adolescents subjected to substance use and facilitating their referral/ admission into Rehabilitation Centers/ Drop-in-Centers.