An International SQAY Martial Art player turns into social activist
A 19 year old hailing from Sheikhpora Budgam bring haurels to district budgam. Mohammad Aatif Khan had won Gold Medal at the International level in SQAY MARTIAL ART, Aatif’s achievement at the national level got his a ticket to the International championship. Besides Mohammad Aatif khan is persuing Diploma in Civil Engineering but has the aims totally distant from his studies working for the betterment of society isn’t everybody’s cup of tea but Aatif is all set with his team for serving those who need help “ I love being a social worker because it’s an honor to help people achieve success in their respective lives” Mohammad Aatif khan General Secretary, KASHMIR YOUTH WEB added. He further said that contributing to society usally means doing something cooperative or altruistic for the benefit of our community at large benefit of your community at large. Aatif along with his Kashmir youth web team is working on fields, keeping the anti- drug campaign as the priority the motive of kashmir youth web is to eliminate the social evil from valley and to equip parents and adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids. He and his team also launched many Drug Awareness Campaign in valley. Kashmir youth web is working with internationally Non government organization Drug Free World international and have distributed 10,000 Drug awareness booklets in Kashmir valley.
Talking about his N.G.O Kashmir youth web is an organisation which emphasizes on the social causes, issues, events/ programmes in the Kashmir valley. The main motto behind the Organisation is to provide benefits to the people and make society free from numerous social evils pertaining within it. We the team of Kashmir youth web comprises of youth whose intention is to make their society a better and peaceful place to do well by working on the number of social issues and tend to be supported by their society so that they can work with efficiency. Our Main motives and Objectives is to establish rehabilitation centres for the Drug Addicts /Smokers etc & Organise workshops/seminars for preventive education on serious effects of Drug Abuse. We have started an initiative for a Drug Free Kashmir and are Continuously working to eliminate this Menace from Our Society. From the Past few years there has been an Alarming Rise in the Consumption of Narcotic Substances Among Youth of Kashmir. Here at kashmir youth web we do many activities to spread awareness. We distribute Truth About Drugs Booklets, give introductory lectures in organisations, schools and colleges, invite the management and teachers to implement the Truth About Drugs Education program. There is a need to create Awareness among Those who are About to Get into Drugs and Specially to those who already a victim of this. In view of all the present situation our basic Aim is to Help those who have become a Part of this Drug Addict Society by Providing them proper counselling and Making them aware about the Hazardous effects of Drugs. We encourage everyone to volunteer their skill, time, resources and connections with us to spread the truth to children and youth.The problem of drug addiction in Kashmir has observed that this conflict ridden region has a tremendous rise in substance abusers over the past decade. United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) reported that around 70000 people are drug addicts in the Kashmir valley alone among which 4000 are females. Several studies conducted in the valley revealed that youth particularly between the age group of 17-30 involved in this menace of drug addiction.
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Written by :- saimah Ayoub
(The writer is the member of Kashmir Youth web)
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