ISSUP Gambia Support Don’t Punish

Leading Organisation: ISSUP Gambia Chapter

Supporting Organisations: Family Therapy Association of the Gambia, Youth Action Network

Street Procession and Petition Handling Ceremony: A street procession will be organised from Dippa Kunda to Manjai Kunda to popularise the 2023 Day of Action themes. The procession will go through a busy route to allow maximum engagement with pedestrians and motorists. The procession will conclude at the residence of the Member of Parliament for the Serre Kunda West Constituency where acall-to-action petition seeking parliamentary intervention on harm reduction will be handed to the elected representative.

Radio Talk Show: The second event will be a radio talk show to raise mass awareness of the need to do away with the draconian laws and policies targeting drug users and the call for innovative policies respecting the human dignity of drug users and alternatives to long prison sentences for drug offenders.