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Journey (NGO)

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Motto
  
A path to success

Type
  
Non-profit NGO

Journey (NGO)

Founded
  
November 29, 2005 by a group of recovering users in The Republic of Maldives

Location
  
National G.Greenge, 20119 , Male' Journey

Services
  
Creating awareness for prevention of Drugs and HIV in community. Helping the drug users deviate from addiction. Preventing youth from engaging in HIV prone anti-social behavior.

Fields
  
HIV and Drugs prevention campaigns, research, lobbying, media spot messages, daily sessions and classes, daily outreach interventions, peer and group counseling, Voluntary counseling and testing, All free.

Journey is a Maldives-based non-governmental organization (NGO) that focuses on the use of drugs and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The organization was officially registered on November 29, 2005 with the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of Maldives and functions within the premises of the Maldivian legal and regulatory system. Journey is a unique organisation to make the people aware about the fact that,in the case of drug users"Recovery is Possible"and to change the social belief or social stigma 'Once an Addict always an Addict'.

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Mission and aims

The primary mission of Journey consists of the following:

  • The prevention of drug experimentation among young people.
  • The prevention of HIV vulnerable behavior among young people.
  • Raising public awareness on drug addiction, HIV, and related issues.
  • To assist substance users with the process of "recovery" and avoiding relapse.

    • The main goals of Journey are:

  • Provision of supportive aftercare service for recovering drug users.
  • Prevention of substance abuse and HIV.
  • Intervention.
  • Creating awareness of drugs, drug addiction, sexually transmitted disease (STD), HIV, and drug-related issues.
  • Facilitating the provision of peer-to-peer support for young people to refrain from substance abuse and experimentation with drugs.
  • Dissemination of information on infectious blood-borne diseases.
  • Support for a "harm reduction" approach to substance use and STD-prevention.

    • Journey was established by recovering addicts who had gone through all the suffering and misery of ceasing drug use. In addition, the NGO is managed and run by recovering drug users. Journey believes its staff members are extremely helpful as they can feel and understand the experiences of their addicted brothers and sisters. This is the main reason why Journey took the initiative to help and assist others through their recoveries from drug dependency.

    HIV and Drug Prevention Campaigns

    Journey has started three HIV and drug prevention campaigns to prevent youth from experimenting with drugs and engaging in risky activities which can lead to HIV.

  • "Wake up". Wake Up Campaign in collaboration with UNICEF.
  • "I Control My Brain" campaign with support from UNODC, UNDP, and local agencies. (UNDP’s HIV/AIDS programme supported Journey (NGO), to launch the “I Control My Brain” drug prevention campaign, which focused on using the media to educate and enable Maldivian youth to reject illicit drugs, prevent drug abuse and encourage current users to quit.) This campaign was launched by former Vice President, the current president of Maldives His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik.
  • "Parental Guide-Successful Parenting" booklet for HIV and Drug prevention with support of UNODC. The booklet was released by the current Vice President of Maldives His Excellency Mohammed Waheed Deen.

    • References

    Journey (NGO) Wikipedia
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