Participants of the programme with the coordinators

A new programme aimed at helping schoolchildren to keep away from drugs has been initiated by the youth department in the Ministry of Education and Youth and the Youth Health Centre.

Dubbed '"Kick drugs away from school," the programme, which has already been introduced to some 40 students at the Mont Fleuri Primary School, is a pilot project to help change the lives of young people through health education, fitness, discipline and motivational talk.

In many instances young people turn to drugs and other substances in times of despair but through this programme they will get the chance to improve and strengthen their ability to overcome their problems and build up their confidence to make the right decisions.

Through this ongoing programme, which will come to an end in November, young people will be taught how to become goal-oriented and in the end feel that they are self-worth.

Even if a lot of emphasis has been placed on the ills of the society, there is still the need to educate the young people on these issues.

This programme will also help young people to become more responsible and think more positively.

Once the participants have joined the programme they will always have something positive to hope for and thus they will become more aware and understand better how to develop their potential to the maximum.

The programme is being co-coordinated by Mr Vincent Volcere, youth development programme officer and Dereck Samson from youth health education. It runs every Tuesday from 2.15 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. and Friday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Roche Caiman Dojo.

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