Name: RECOVERY GHANA WALK
Start: 2015-09-26T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2015-09-26T13:30:00+00:00
Location: Liberty avenue cluster of schools

Event Details

Hopeful Way Foundation in collaboration with Recovery Ghana Consortium (RCG) is organizing a maiden Ghana Recovery Walk on the 26th September, 2015 against ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE COUNTRY.

AIMS FOR THE RECOVERY WALK ARE TO CREATE AWARENESS ON THE FOLLOWING:

That all persons with substance use disorders receive protection and treatment which is accessible, available and affordable.
Support public education programs designed to eliminate stigmatization
Protect the vulnerable in society from exposure to drugs
Make Ghanaians understand that, substance use disorder is a disease
Help reduce incidence of substance use in Ghana
Have accessible, available and affordable treatment and rehabilitation for substance users
Create awareness and educate families on availability of help for victims of substance abuse
Support research into the cause, systems and treatments of substance use disorders
Recovery Ghana Consortium, Ghana’s voice on Substance Use Disorders (Alcoholism and Drug Addiction). Whose main aim is help reduce the demand for drugs and help people achieve long- term recovery from abusing substances.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS. PLEASE HELP US RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH GHANA’S MAIDEN RECOVERY WALK.

ADDICTION AFFECTS ONE OUT OF FIVE FAMILIES IN GHANA DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.

DATE: 26th September from 9:00am to 1:30pm.

ROUTE: Starting from Liberty Avenue Cluster of Schools, through Central Accra
to the Parking Lots of the Accra Arts Center

EXPECTATION: More than 600 participants are expected to join the Recovery Walk

UNITE TO FACE ADDICTION!!! LET US MAKE HISTORY TOGETHER!!!!