KATAA is an acronym for Keepin’ Away Threatening Abuse &Addiction
Main Goal and Objectives:
The main goal of the Initiative is to assist in DEMAND REDUCTION. This is based on certain fundamental principals which include: -
• “Prevention is better than cure”: Providing information on drugs and drug abuse is crucial to enable our youth make informed decisions.
•Showing the co-relation between drugs and HIV/AIDS.
•Providing interventions to drug users and addicts by giving tit-bits on how to kick the habit and/or referring them to places where they can get assistance.
•Pointing the way to the One who can “fill the void” which we seek to fill with drugs. In this regard we seek to substitute the impact of drugs with Jesus Christ.
From the above goal and principles the following outcomes are expected:
•A reduction in the drug abuse menace in our society. Starting from our immediate environs, to the entire city and hopefully the nation, we envisage a future society that is drugs free.
•An enlightened community with respect to the dangers of being involved in drugs either use or trafficking (drug abuse).
•A Help Centre for people already entangled in drugs and substance abuse.
•A Resource and Co-ordination Base/Centre for Anti-Drugs Abuse Campaigners within
our immediate environment.
Other objectives of the KATAA Initiative are:
(a) To equip and prepare the KATAA Programme participants, especially the StAY Alive members, now and in future so that they can effectively reach out to the drug addicts and to the society.
(b) To equip the community i.e. spouses, guardians, siblings, peers on how to handle and cope with such affected individuals, addicts and susceptible parties.
Drugs and substance abuse continues to be a major challenge in our society today. It is sweeping generations away as it makes more and more people redundant as a result of being hooked up.
In as much as most people know the harmful effects of these drugs and substances, they still continue to engage in them. Well, others do not know about them - they do not have knowledge on the drugs and substances. Well, information empowers us to make choices in life.
