Alcohol is a socially and culturally accepted beverage in Bhutan, and in many regions of the country people brew alcohol at home and use it routinely. Commercially produced alcoholic beverages came only around 1976 but today there are a number of different preparations both imported and locally...
Bhutan is recognised for its development philosophy of Gross National Happiness, which places the well-being of people above gross domestic product. However, over the last few years, the number of patients with mental disorder seeking help from the health care system has grown significantly throughout the country.
Growing drug- and alcohol-related mental health problems are having a clear impact on Bhutan. Policy makers and other professionals claim Bhutan is not progressing at the same speed as the rest of the world and that lack of modernisation, which is leading to limited opportunities...
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Paul W. Jones visits Karachi You can also see Ahmad Shah interaction highlight with the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Paul W. Jones during our meeting #AmbJones recently visited Karachi to reaffirm America’s commitment to develop Pakistan. #AmbJones met with senior...
it's my 1st time to attend any international Conference ,this Asia youth international model United Nations Conference in Malaysia, I get a chance to meet people from all over worl world ,amazing experience it was .
The Karachi chapter of Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) celebrated Alumni Reunion Consul General Robert Silberstein congratulated the exchange participants and said, “you serve as cultural ambassadors of the #Pakistan. Your efforts help deepen #America’s friendship with Pakistan’s wonderfully...
Ambassador Paul Jones hosted alumni in the fields of entrepreneurship, human rights, journalism, education, politics, and film. Addressing United States Government funded exchange alumni, Ambassador reiterated that the U.S. government is committed to be a trusted partner for a more stable, secure...
The latest SPYM newsletter provides an account of the visit from Deputy Secretaries and Directors, Government of India. It also discusses the ways art can be used therapeutically with children, new teacher training programmes and outreach services.
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad ,Pakistan Present this Certificate of Achievement to Exchange Ambassador Ahmad Shah for his outstanding efforts to promote U.S. Government Exchange Programs that enhance Pakistan-American friendship August 2018 - July 2019 Pakistan -U.S. Alumni Network
The Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses has produced its latest newsletter!
The newsletter highlights the new relationship with SPYM and ISSUP through the establishment of the ISSUP India National Chapter.
There is a report of the International Day for Street Children that was celebrated on April the 15th.
The newsletter also provides an overview of the training that took place in multiple schools, as well as a story about a young 18-year-old who is conducting peer support sessions to fellow students.
Child abuse is seems one of the factor of drug use. Child abuse considered a physical or sexual abuse only wheather emotional and psychological abuse can definitly distrubs life pattern. Session was categories in three slots. #Age wise : 4-10, 10-15 , 15-20 #Parants Awareness remain incomplete when...
Drug Addiction is seems highly in Educational Institutions. we conducted a productive Seminar on Introduction of Drug Addiction, Use Abuse and Addiction, physical,Psychological,social,religious,economic disturbance due to drugs. Moreover, we introduce the Recovery Role Model at the End of the...
Deputy Assistant Secretary Massinga was excited to meet with young #Pakistani leaders at roundtable with our alumni. At the roundtable, DAS learned about positive developments in their individual efforts to advance shared interests in economic growth, human rights, and capacity building in various...
To commemorate International Day against #DrugAbuse and Illicit #Trafficking, we share the story of Ahmad Shah, an alumnus of the U.S. government-funded “Emerging Leaders Program.” Ahmad is working towards reducing the demand of drugs and substance abuse in #Pakistan. Ahmed envisions to develop a...
From 17 - 21 June 2019, UNODC trained a total of 16 trainers in Pakistan on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Course-5 which covers school-based interventions. The training of trainers (ToT) of UPC in Pakistan consists of 3 selected courses from the UPC coordinator series that includes an introduction, school, and media. The participants work for national educational institutes, NGOs, media agencies, federal or provincial governments related to drug use prevention in Pakistan.
This project is funded by USA INL and started together with national policymakers training in February...
Monthly Newsletter from April 1, 2019 – April 30, 2019 During this month, Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) had organized CVE training program for the hostel superintendents and faculty of University of Education, Lahore. DFPF field team from Lahore office also conducted interviews for the...
This report aims to help inform policymakers and the public by describing the illicit drug situation for selected Association of Southeast Asian Nations + 3 countries (China, Japan, and South Korea).