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Youth RISE Nigeria is an initiative with a mission to promote evidence based drug policy and interventions with the meaningful involvement of young people and most affected communities.

Strategic Focus

Drug Policy Reform

Drug Policy Reform

Nigeria the most populous African nation is witnessing a surge in availability and consumption of illicit drugs.

Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction

Today drugs are easily accessible on the streets that the required resources, information, support, and education needed to keep young people from harm.

HIV; Sexual & Reproductive Health

HIV; Sexual & Reproductive Health

Globally young people are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic.

Research

Research

Generating evidence is very important in policy advocacy and programming.

4 Stories; Many Lives

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Perceptions Surrounding Persons Who Use Drugs.

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Evidence-Informed Drug Policy and Action… Highlights Of The CRISA 13th Biennial International Conference.

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This documentary is a narrative, that mirrors the realities of young persons who inject drugs. This is in light of the health challenges persons who use drug...

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#ICASA2019 poster session where @Seyii_K made his presentation and engaged in other drug policy discourse with participants.
It was great to see our former Executive Director @Adeolurombi stop by the booth.#DrugPolicyReform

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Watch out for the @YouthRISE_NG and @WHRINetwork ‘Orange Booth’ at the National Symposium and Open House Event holding on the 12th of December 2019
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#16DaysofAction #orangetheworld #violenceagainstwomen #womenusedrugs #whrinetwork
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Drug Use is not an excuse for ABUSE!
The current drug policy allows violence against females who use drugs to thrive. It is important that drug policies hold for & protect the very human rights of women who use drugs.
#16DaysofAction
#orangetheworld
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen

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Registration for the National Symposium and Open House is still on!!!
Remember deadline is for 12 noon TODAY!
You don't want to miss out on this very insightful program!
Follow link https://t.co/VkRyEZ1S1q to register.

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Watch out for the @youthrisenigeria and @we_are_whrin ‘Orange Booth’ at the National Symposium and Open House Event holding on the 12th of December 2019.

#SupportDontPunish
#16DaysofAction #orangetheworld #violenceagainstwomen #womenusedrugs #whrinetwork
#TheOrangeBooth

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Drug Use is not an excuse for ABUSE!
The current drug policy allows violence against females who use drugs to thrive. It is important that drug policies hold for & protect the very human rights of women who use drugs.

#16DaysofAction
#orangetheworld
#EndViolenceAgainstWomen

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#16daysofAction
#Orangetheworld
#violenceagainstwomen
#womenusedrugs
#whrinetwork

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The Exhibition Pavilion, Abuja is the place to be on the 12th December, 2019! Hurry now to register, by following link in bio
Deadline for registration: 5th December, 2019, 12 noon.

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In Nigeria, women who use drugs face barriers in accessing health care & treatment due to punitive drug policies and stigma. This undermines their access & rights to health.
#16Days
#orangetheworld
#violenceagainstwomen
#womenusedrugs
#whrinetwork
#LeaveNoOneBehind
#UHC

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@youthrisenigeria we believe providing community based interventions for PWIDs and PLHIV, helps to bridge the gap caused by stigma, and lack of access to HIV treatment and services in marginalized communities.
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#CommunitiesMakeTheDifference
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"Communities make the Difference" emphasizes the importance of inclusive effort, to ensure accessible community based HIV treatment & services as well as harm reduction interventions for vulnerable persons in the community.
#CommunitiesMakeTheDifference
#HarmReductionSavesLives

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YouthRISE Nigeria is set to open up the dialogue space ONCE AGAIN!!! Join us at our National Symposium and Open House Event, as part of efforts geared towards refocusing national drug control strategy on; evidence-informed drug policy, human rights, health, social justice and youth development.

Save the date:12th of December, 2019, as we engage in conversations focused on aligning drug policy with the Sustainable development goals (SDGs). To participate in the National Symposium and Open House Event, kindly follow link in our bio.

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If we must eliminate all forms of violence against women, then we must address those policies and actions that undermine the human rights, health and social justice of women who use drugs.

#orangetheworld
#16daysofAction
#violenceagainstwomen
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Women are vulnerable to various forms of violence. For women who use drugs, this is severe due to repressive drug control. On this day, @youthrisenigeria and @we_are_whrin joins the global community to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#Orangetheworld
#16DaysofAction
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YouthRISE Nigeria is going ORANGE soon are you joining us ?
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#EndViolenceAgainstWomenWhoUseDrugs

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At the Workshop for the Finalisation of Training Manual for NSP, @youthrisenigeria updates the National Technical Working Group, on plans to implement NSP pilot, and advocacy effort towards creating an enabling environment for Harm Reduction and drug policy reform in Nigeria.

#HarmReductionSavesLives

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"In providing adequate harm reduction interventions to a person who uses drugs, you are automatically reducing the related risks for the drug user, and the chances of initiation for many others who don't use drugs." - Nonso Maduka

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@youthrisenigeria, PITCH in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Health, a is set to go LIVE. We would be running a 2-day capacity building Workshop for Media Practitioners & Stakeholders on Drug Policy, Drug Demand &Harm Reduction.

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#DrugPolicyReform
#ChangingtheNarrative

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From the stables of our booth at the CRISA Conference..... A cross section of participants being engaged in discussions on YouthRISE Nigeria's efforts to promoting evidence based drug policy health interventions in Nigeria. Also our displayed policy briefs and documents, IEC materials and other advocacy materials give insight into some of our activities so far.

#CRISAConference2019
#WeArePeople
#DrugPolicyReform
#ChangingtheNarrative

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YouthRISE Nigeria currently at the 4th Biennial National Symposium on Drugs and Drug Policy organized by CRISA. This year's theme is "Non-Medical Use of Prescription and Over the Counter Medication in Nigeria: Causes, Consequence, and Effective Response

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#CRISAConference
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PRESS RELEASE

RE: Presentation of Report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Elimination of Drug Abuse to the President.

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It was an interesting learning experience for young females of the YouthRISE Drop-in Treatment Center, during the Socio-economic empowerment program.
We are positive that this will boost their financial independence, as we provide them with treatment and support services.

#BalanceForBetter
#WeArePeople
#SDG5
#SupportDontPunish
#GirlForce
#UnscriptedUnstoppable

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Join us in #ChangingtheNarrative by advocating that repressive drug policies, and responses result in unjust criminalization of persons who use drugs.
We need to promote drug policies, that are reflective of health and human based practices such as harm reduction and alternative to punishment in response to drug use.

#WeArePeople
#HumanRights
#SupportDontPunish
#HarmReductionSavesLives
#DrugPolicyReform

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At YouthRISE Nigeria, we believe that every young girl has the potential to achieve excellent results at every stage of her life. This is why we engage socio-economic and life skills trainings, as part of our cross cutting programs for young girls who use drugs, to provide them better opportunities in developing themselves .

#InternationalDayofGirlChild
#UnscriptedUnstoppable
#Shero
#GirlForce
#BalanceForBetter
#SupportDontPunish
#WeArePeople

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