Drug abuse
I was gratified to offer my expertise on preventing drug abuse among the young kids in a drug awareness programme for parents in a reputed English medium school in Dhaka. We were a four member team who were involved in developing and facilitating the presentation. By the way I am not one of the seasoned social workers or an expert on the public health issues. And being an amateur, I, out of passion, opted to participate. In the back of my mind I always kept a strong wish to synchronize my passion and prior real life experiences to build a professional carrier in this field.
Out of the three hundred parents, 70 signed back the receipt that was attached to the invitation letter indicating they would participate. But on the day of the presentation a poor number of parents showed up.
I was heart broken and the facts in our laptop power-point presentation about the drug scenario of Bangladesh were raising an eyebrow "oops do I match the situation here?" How come only these few intrusive parent groups managed to show up here on a Saturday morning and the rest completely thought not to. Do they think that they are fully protected from drug abuse? It was an intensive 3-hour programme with the few teachers and the parents who participated enthusiastically. Thanks to those who ensured that our effort would not be a total waste of time.
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