ISSUP Paraguay in collaboration with the OAS/CICAD organised the Engaging Youth in Prevention course offered by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (OAS/CICAD). Through a call for participants conducted in collaboration with Paraguay’s Ministry of Education and National Secretariat for Youth, 15 young leaders completed the training and will join the Inter-American Youth Network.

The five-day course brought together young people for an intensive exchange of ideas, shared learning and collaborative work. Participants explored their role in...

Empowering young people to take an active role in their communities was at the centre of discussions between Paraguay’s Minister of Youth, Salma Agüero, and representatives of ISSUP.

Bárbara Correa, ISSUP’s National Chapters Regional Coordinator for Latin America and Spain, and Francisco Javier Giménez Duarte, Director of ISSUP Paraguay, joined the Minister to discuss opportunities to support youth leadership in substance use prevention.

The discussion focused on equipping young people with knowledge and skills to lead community initiatives, encourage healthy lifestyles among their peers...

ISSUP and the OAS/CICAD, continues to strengthen its joint efforts to establish and coordinate a Latin American Youth Leaders Network. This initiative brings together youth representatives from 10 countries across the region, each representing their respective ISSUP National Chapters.

The network aims to ensure that the voices of young people are actively heard and meaningfully integrated into global responses to substance use and drug related challenges. A key focus is addressing the vulnerability of youth to drug use and drug-related crime, while fostering a proactive and empowered...