Zimbabwe’s Social Forum takes a look at why there has been an increase in alcohol and drug abuse in Zimbabwe. Monika Chanda invites Tungamirai Zimonte director of Youth against Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (YADD) and Southern African Policy Alliance (SAAPA) Zimbabwe representative, to discuss the rise in alcohol and drug abuse in Zimbabwe and the …

Tungamirai Zimonte is a 30 year old, heart driven artist and activist with skills in journalism, social media, brand identity design and content creation. “My wish is to combine the knowledge and experience I have in these areas to make Africa a better place.” He is the founder and director of Youth against Alcoholism and …

Every 10 seconds a human being dies because of alcohol. At the same time, children and young people around the world are exposed to an avalanche of alcohol advertising – to entice them to start consuming alcohol, and to persuade them use more alcohol all the time. But why is it that nobody holds the …

Drinking in youth is linked to other risky behaviours, educational failure and premature death. Prior research has examined drinking in mid and late teenagers, but little is known about the factors that influence drinking at the beginning of adolescence. Objectives were: 1. to assess associations of parental and friends’ drinking with reported drinking among 11 …

“Young, working towards youth activities for health”. This slogan has been adopted by Young Blue Cross Madagascar a group of twenty, mainly students and young workers. This theme perfectly encompasses the aim of the organisation. Statistics indicate that 80% of the Madagascan population is under 40 years, and parallel to that there is a proliferation …

32 delegates from youth, media and civil society organisations attended a workshop in December 2015 in Harare, where they deliberated on the issue of alcohol and its impact on Zimbabweans. Representatives from the Health Advisor’s Office also attended the meeting, setting the tone for a future engagement with government on this critical social and health …

Young people all over the world are central to change. Meet Riana, 26, from Madagascar. She combines her French with IT to offer professional webmaster services.. She has been involved in Blue Cross Madagascar for years. But really got involved in alcohol policy work in 2013 when working on the monitoring of alcohol marketing in …

FORUT has launched “Masculinity in a bottle”, a material which looks at gender roles and alcohol in an integrated manner, and with a particular focus on masculinity. The manual can be used to involve men in changing harmful masculine behaviour. The link address is: http://www.add-resources.org/an-invitation-to-men-to-discuss-masculinity-and-drinking-habits.5810678-315750.html

The short video film “Alcohol: a global concern” gives an overvire over alcohol as a risk factor for health and social problems in today’s world. The film was produced for and first presented during the opening ceremony of the Global Alcohol Policy Conference (GAPC) in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 7th of October 2015. The link …

An expert report, buried by the Commonwealth Government for over a year has called for far-reaching changes to the rules governing alcohol advertising. The link address is: http://www.fare.org.au/2015/10/buried-government-report-calls-for-overdue-reform-of-alcohol-advertising/