{"id":2326,"date":"2025-02-18T14:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2326"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:07:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:07:23","slug":"ittakesavillage","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/ittakesavillage\/","title":{"rendered":"It takes a village: empowering Freetown slum communities to prevent Kush use and promote wellbeing among addicted youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photo-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photo-1.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photo-1-500x317.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photo-1-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Global Youth Network for Empowerment and Development<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_8c0370d798744955942a1118fd03aa5e\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre : <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gyned.org\/\">Global Youth Network for Empowerment and Development<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet :&nbsp;<\/strong>D\u00e9monstration de principe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu :&nbsp;<\/strong>Freetown, Sierra Leone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domaine(s) th\u00e9matique(s)<\/strong>: Peers-based, Sports, Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GYNlogo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2327\" style=\"width:285px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GYNlogo.png 403w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GYNlogo-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by Global Youth Network in partnership with YAMA and ARMeD Victims SL, this initiative aims to address widespread Kush use in four slum communities of Freetown, Sierra Leone, through a community-based, holistic approach. It combines psychosocial support through yoga, somatic dance, and music therapy with vocational, entrepreneurship, and soft skills training. The goal is to raise awareness of the mental health risks of Kush use while providing support to help youth overcome addiction and build better futures. Targeting youth (ages 16-24), particularly out-of-school, unskilled, and unemployed individuals, the project integrates mental health education and substance use prevention into schools, youth centers, and healthcare providers. By offering both wellbeing support and practical skills, the initiative seeks to create a pathway to resilience. 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