Launch of the "Informed Youth, Healthy Community" Project.

On January 1, 2020,

the

non-governmental organization “BCD”

(hereinafter

“BCD”), thanks to joint funding from the Participatory Budget of the village of Nemishaieve, began implementing the project: “Informed Youth—Healthy Community.” We are sincerely grateful to the residents and authorities of Nemishaieve for supporting us in the competition.

Project goal: To provide the population of the village of Nemishaieve with services for the prevention of socially dangerous diseases, manifestations of addictive behavior, and the diagnosis of viral hepatitis.

Here’s what we plan to do in 2020:

1. Every week, for 5 months, our volunteers will conduct informational sessions at 2 schools in the town of Nemishaieve on the following topics:

• Prevention of harmful habits (prevention of smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug use).
• Prevention of HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis.
• Prevention of early sexual activity and unwanted pregnancy.
• Prevention of bullying and cyberbullying.
• The basics of building healthy family relationships (promoting the values of a healthy family).

        2. The most active 14- to 15-year-old students will form two teams.

• They will create a plan and script for conducting prevention activities in the Nemishaieve community.
• They will present these plans at the Nemishaieve House of Culture; the winning team will receive valuable prizes.
• The teams, together with BCD volunteers, will conduct preventive activities in the Nemishaieve community: a campaign for World Hepatitis Day aimed at testing all residents of Nemishaieve for hepatitis C!

3. At the village hospital,

we will set up a space

where we will test 500 residents of Nemishaieve for viral hepatitis C

free of charge.

4.If the test result is positive, our volunteers and infectious disease specialists will provide consultations on further diagnosis and treatment of

viral hepatitis through state and alternative programs.

 5. At the Space based at the town hospital, family members facing issues with alcohol, drug, or other types of addiction will also be able to receive free assistance.