DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Event), an event against drug abuse was organized on 5th November 2022 for the beneficiaries of the MIRACLE project. 19 children participated in the event. The morning session included a computer class mainly focusing on basic PowerPoint skills and a session on career guidance. Various competitions were held on the theme “CHOOSE LIFE NOT DRUGS” in the afternoon such as poster making, collage making and painting. Children performed other creative arts on this theme including a human pyramid against drugs, a tableau displaying the dangerous effects drugs can have on one’s life and took a pledge against the drug abuse by lighting candles.
High rates of drug abuse cases are recorded in our state recently. Among the registered cases, more than half are children. This calls for immediate action to prevent children from drug abuse and ensure a healthy childhood. The event helped the children to utilize their creative skills to prevent drug abuse and generate awareness among them.
MIRACLE is a project that supports children who are deprived of primary caregivers with the aim of preventing them from entering the system. MIRACLE provides skill training, english training, counselling and financial assistance for education for 40 children in Trivandrum District.