GISA facilitated 3-Day Workshop on Substance Use Prevention, Management and Policy in the Workplace for Law Enforcement and Security Leaders in Nigeria. The workshop was organised by the @ndlea_nigeria. GISA team was led by the Founder/Executive Director, Dr. Martin Agwogie.
Congratulations to ISSUP Nigeria Chapter, Oyo state branch on the launch of the UTC training of practitioners in Oyo sate. The training was organised in collaboration with the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos state and the Colombo Plan DAP.
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ISSUP Nigeria continued courtesy visits in Enugu & Oyo states. In Enugu, visited the Deputy Vice Chancellor of University of Nigeria, & the Medical Dir., Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu. In Oyo, visited the Federal Road Safety Commission and a treatment & rehab. centre.
On Wednesday, 26 March 2025, we had a crucial conversation about mental health and substance abuse at Oke-Ira Junior & Senior Grammar School, Oke-Ira.
Our keynote speaker, Dr. Martin O. Agwogie, Founder/Executive Director of Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) !
Last week I visited the President of International Society for Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) Nigeria Chapter Dr Martin Agwogie at his office in Lagos.
Thank you Sir for the hospitality and gifts. DFF & LFRC looks forward to more success stories as a result of this meeting.
It was another exciting moment on Saturday as trainers/influencers provided feedback at the second project quarterly review meeting on strengthening families programme for substance use prevention in local communities in Ogun state 🇳🇬 Thanks to @UNODC_PTRS#DAPC
Training of parents and adolescents on synthetic drug use prevention in families and local communities continues in Lagos state @followlasg 🇳🇬. Going for seven sessions in seven weeks. Evidence-based substance use prevention intervention in action. Thanks to @IIEglobal@StateINL
GISA @gisa_initiative in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development @followlasg commenced strengthening families programme for synthetic drug use prevention in families and local communities in Lagos state 🇳🇬 Funded by @IIEglobal@StateINL
GISA community influencers under the strengthening families programme in Ogun state 🇳🇬 engaged parents and children in their communities on substance use prevention during the yuletide. Thanks to @UNODC_PTRS#DAPC
ISSUP Nigeria Chapter, Oyo State branch speaks at a seminar organised by Students Nursing and Midwifery of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State 🇳🇬
Traditional heads 🇳🇬 applaud strengthening families program, rejoice with their subjects, asked for more of similar programs as they joined in the presentation of certificates to participants. Promised to sustain outcomes. #YouthInitiative#prevention. Thanks to @UNODC_PTRS@DAPC
.#DAPC Grantee GISA🇳🇬's primary focus is on early adolescents, dedicated its programme to guiding them through this crucial age period to build resilience against substance use
▶️To Create a ripple effect of positive change in the community & make a difference together!
Promising times ahead as youth made commitments to advance substance use prevention initiatives in their communities in Nigeria 🇳🇬 as they participate in strengthening families program with their parents. #YouthInitiative#prevention. They say thank you to @GISA @UNODC_PTRS@DAPC
Another exciting moments by the youth, parents and community leaders as they share experiences from the strengthening families program training for substance use prevention in Ogun state 🇳🇬 #YouthInitiative#prevention. Thanks to @UNODC_PTRS@DAPC for the grant to @GISA
Media reports from the presentation of report on rapid assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to synthetic drugs in Nigeria. Project was funded by the Institute of International Education (IIE), United States. Thanks to @StateINL@IIEglobal@HumphreyProgram