A group of officials from Care – the association campaigning against drug and alcohol abuse – left for Namibia over the weekend (September 27-28) to participate in a ten-day exchange programme.

The group's participation has been made possible thanks partly to a donation of 10 complementary airline tickets from Air Seychelles.

The group received their tickets from the airline's corporate sales manager, Lucie Denousse, in a brief ceremony held last week at the Air Seychelles head office in Victoria.

“Air Seychelles is proud to be associated with Care, in helping to educate students at a school level and the community in general,” said Glenn Pillay, public relations manager for Air Seychelles, during the handing over of the tickets.

Robert Ahweng, Care's director, thanked Air Seychelles for "this wonderful gesture of sponsorship," which he said was very timely for the association. 

The delegation will include 10 counselors from various primary and secondary schools on Mahe and Praslin, along with three Care officials.

The 13 participants are expected to meet with other drug action group members of Namibia that adopt the world-wide programme, Teenagers Against Drug Abuse, which is similar to Care's programme.

The long-awaited exchange in Namibia is set to widen the knowledge of local officials on how to run their respective care clubs more effectively.

Apart from learning new techniques, they will also have the chance to visit various institutions like schools and rehabilitation centers.

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