By Mischa Rychener | Fundraising and Networking Officer
The dynamic team of Blue Cross Namibia peer educators recently visited Elim primary school to spread the word about the dangers associated with drugs and alcohol.
As much as we may not like it, the truth is that many kids and teens try alcohol during their high school years, long before they are of legal age. Research has shown that nearly 80% of high school kids have tried alcohol so it's important to start discussing alcohol use and abuse with children at an early age. This is why, in addition to its life skills programs in local high schools, Blue Cross Namibia reaches out to primary school children to begin passing messages before they reach the sensitive pre-teen and teenage years, where drugs and alcohol and the peer-pressure to try them is more prevalent.
Students at Elim primary school gave their full attention and participated in an exciting morning of active awareness! One of the peer educators told us, "we had an awesome time with these kids," which leads to the first step in prevention: showing children at a young age that you can have lots of fun without alcohol and drugs!
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