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CHILDLINE Se Dosti

The CHILDLINE Se Dosti campaign 2016 was flagged off in Trivandrum on November 14, 2016. As part of the weeklong celebration, CHILDLINE Trivandrum conducted different awareness campaigns at various parts of the city. Taking note of the rise in drug abuse cases among school children; the focus was on making children aware of the ill effects of drug abuse.

Govt BHS Pettah was host to the inaugural ceremony of the CHIDLINE Se Dosti campaign organised by the team of CHILDLINE Trivandrum.  The ceremony was witnessed by more than 200 students of the school. Fr Thomas P.D, Director, CHILDLINE Trivandrum delivered the welcome speech; expressing the importance of the cause, and how to stay away from the drug trend. During the function, a poster by the CHILDLINE Trivandrum on ‘Anti Drug Abuse’ was released by the school principal Dr Sheeja and handed over to Smt Sheelakumari, the school headmistress. Both of them spoke on the awareness campaign and the substance abuse issues among children. One of the interns at CHILDLINE, Mr Robin, a Swedish national also graced the occasion with his presence. After the official ceremony, a short video featuring actor Prithviraj called “Road Trip to Hell” by Bodhini was shown to the young audience. Later a quiz competition was conducted by the team, on the topic, with the active participation of the students; every one of them was given prizes too. The quiz focussed on the knowledge of children on drug menace, ill effects of drugs on the body, preventive aspects and legal dimensions of drug problem.  The programme ended with an awareness poster release. It was released by the principal and handed over to the headmistress to be displayed in the school.

In the latter part of the day, the team has been busy raising awareness through public address and anti drug moving exhibition. A vehicle with loud speaker made its way through the city and rural areas spreading the message against drug abuse prepared by CHILDLINE Trivandrum.  This programme will be continued in other schools also.