School Education & Literacy Department Government of Sindh, (SELD) Pakistan is extremely concerned and alert on the subject issue therefore, SELD has been focusing and addressing the issue from time to time in all possible ways. To address the issue Education department took strong steps and initiatives to address the challenge and to save the youth from the hazards of the drugs and narcotics.
In this regard, a series of seminars, follow-up Seminars, Symposium, Sessions/Awareness Programs, World No Tobacco Day were also conducted/ organized in the public and private schools in which representatives of ANF (Anti-Narcotics Force) and Directorate Public & Private Institutions gave presentation and awareness regarding eliminating the use of drugs from public & private educational institutions with Anti-Narcotics Force in Karachi, Pakistan, the aim was to further the agenda of curbing the sale, distribution, and use of drugs and narcotics in the province.
SELD nominated its officials for the course titled “Universal Prevention Curriculum Course” (held in Karachi) organized by Ministry of Narcotics Control, Government of Pakistan which aimed to enhance Capacity Building in the Field of Drug use prevention, the course was designed for Teacher Trainers and Textbook writers. Further, a Series of lectures organized and conducted in the schools for awareness. SELD is in close coordination with the corporate sector to support and assist in holding events where the young kids be educated on the healthy body and heathy mind. A number of young generation is being involved in such kind of cases like smoking, drinking and also in such more harmful habits which can be fatal for them.
The most productive step was initiating to develop and include certain Themes on Narcotics and Drug in the Curriculum, the themes were identified and were added in different subject of different grade levels. The education department inculcated a positive and healthy approach through adding Material and Content in the Textbooks as well. Themes were ensured to reflect in the Textbooks under certain relevant and related Topics.
In my eyes, parents are more responsible for all that because they have left their children's to their own conditions and believe me our young youth is heading towards destruction. Its really very important to stop all the ways which is harmful for their child's health. The parents should train their children's to be safe from all these silly things because in the end you will see the future of these child's destroyed, no money, health problems, mentally disturbed and so on.
The Education Department, in collaboration with the ministry of narcotics control, government of Sindh frequently organizes awareness drives by holding sessions, walks and seminars in their divisional and district offices as well as with the support of an NGO named ARI-PAK, developed and distributed Poster, Banners and Pana-flex which contained slogans on hazards of smoking and drugs and more dangerous types of drugs named as; Paan, Ghutka and Mawa etc in all the secondary schools of all regions of Sindh, Pakistan for creating awareness among students of schools. We have to save our youth and therefore such activities are essential and significant to cope with the challenges of widely spreading use of drugs and narcotics among youth. Each individual and organizations has to contribute and play their role to save humanity.
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