- June 7th, 2010
Drugs education in Colombia
- nickmorgan
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Pupils from two Scottish secondary schools are visiting Colombia to see and hear first-hand about the societal and environmental impacts of the illegal Drugs trade. Citizens in both countries suffer from the effects of drugs such as cocaine, and anti-drugs campaigns are important to change behaviour. The students and their Headteachers were invited by the Vice President to make the visit, in recognition of their work on a schools project ‘Shared Responsibility’ led by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.
Girvan Academy in South Ayrshire has been involved in this work with the SCDEA for several years. A news release gives background and more detail about the things the visitors will experience, such as finding out more about cocaine production, alternative crops and drugs misuse at the community level.
Portobello High School in Edinburgh has joined the project, and a BBC news story reports on their involvement.
Categories citizenship, colombia, international
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