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BACKGROUND OF YOUTHS AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND CHILD TRAFFICKING (YADACT) MOTTO: Happiness is within your reach Live right! Kings Palace A5 Choba, Uniport,P.O.BOX404, Rivers State, Nigeria. Tel:234- 08035482080, 08037099232, 08056332017, 08033410178 Youths Against Drug Abuse And Child Trafficking Three years ago, a few students of the University of Port Harcourt came together as a formal association to spread awareness on drug abuse and child trafficking on the campus. Thus, in 2004, YADACT was founded by group of people from different cities in Nigeria living with the aim of raising awareness among rural communities, educating and teaching prevention measures to stop the abuse of drug and child trafficking in villages of Africa. Today, Youths Against Drug Abuse and Child Trafficking (YADACT) is a regisitered non-governmental organization based in Rivers,and Bayela state Nigeria with reg no.MYS/YD/10/S.905 with the minstry of youth,BAYELSA STATE.NIGERIA OBJECTIVES OF YADACT To educate the public on the ills of drug abuse and child trafficking. . Provision of care, support and counseling for victims of drug abuse and child trafficking. Increase Drug abuse/child trafficking awareness among rural communities, secondary and tertiary institutions. To seek appropriate means to fund other identified non-profit organization in Africa, whose activities revolve around fighting child trafficking and drug abuse among the youth. To seek means to provide conducive environment for drug abuse victims and children who are victims of child trafficking. To seek means to establish more Youth friendly and counseling centers. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Participated in the two million-man march in 2003 at the Isaac Boro park, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Love and care tour at the University of Port Harcourt teaching hospital on valentine’s day in 2004. Seminar presentation on Drug Abuse and child trafficking during the leadership training programme for all Federal Government Colleges in Nigeria, at the Man ‘O’ War centre, Aluu, Choba. Participants of the Democratic leadership institutes seminar 2004. Launching of the youth friendly centre in collaboration with uniport HIV committee, YAHA, NACA and Ecobank during NUGA games 2004. An awareness programme in Logos Ministry Oginigba during the Youth empowerment, spirit, body and mind week. An awareness programme in Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri, Rivers State in collaboration with NDLEA,Rivers state An awareness programme in Holy Rosary Secondary School Old GRA, Rivers State. An awareness programme in Federal Government Girls College, Aboloma, Rivers State in collaboration with NDLEA, Rivers state An awareness programme in Federal Government College, Rumuokoro, Rivers State.in collaboration with NDLEA Rivers state Visitation of the Remand Rehabilitation Home, Borokiri Rivers State. participate in the united nation day of drug abused and illicit trafficking on june 24th at the NDLEA OFFICE ,RIVERS STATE 5TH JULY worked in collaboration with GILEAD FOUNDATION NIGERIA ON "YOUTHS EMPOWERMENT ON ENTERPRENURSHIP It is the desire of YADACT to be established in all states across the country. We sincerely hope that we shall help create an impact in child trafficking/Drug Abused society through public awareness companies, information dissemination and peer counseling.           EBISINTEI PRECIOUS ....CO ORDINATOR