1. DRUG FREE PAKISTAN
FOUNDATION
Training Manager, DFPF

2. INTRODUCTION
Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) is a Volunteer, Non-Profit
Organization that promotes creation of Drug Free, healthy
environment. The organization upholds a comprehensive Policy and
approach to Drug Issues, involving Prevention, Education, Research
and Awareness for Capacity building. DFPF is committed to Develop
and Promote Strategies, Policies, Healthy Life Styles, Enhancing
Positive Attitudes, Improving Life Skills, Empowering Individual’s to
reduce illegal Drug use, Drug addiction, and Drug related injuries
and crimes.
Services
Capacity building – training
Life skill Education
Drug Free Schools Program
Drug Free Industries Program
Drug Prevention Programs in Community
Advocacy and Research
Certification and Consultancy services

3. Establishment
• DFPF has been working under the parent ship of New
Horizons Care Centre which is the unique treatment
centre of its kind is Pakistan providin100% free Treatment,
Rehabilitation and aftercare services to drug addicts in
Karachi city since 2002. Through extensive past
experiences, NHCC realized that providing treatment to
drug addicts is not enough. Pakistan also has a serious
need to prevent the incursion of drug abuse in schools,
families, workplaces and communities to support a drug
free environment. Establishing an organization to focus on
drug abuse prevention was needed. In Jan 2008 after long
efforts NHCC established “Drug Free Pakistan
Foundation”.

4. Drug Free Education Institutes Program
• Drug Awareness programs for students
• Drug abuse prevention and life skills training
for students and teachers. Life skills training
based on Self-Esteem, Communication
skills, Decision making, Assertion, Coping
Skills etc
• Development of youth peer pressure groups
in Educational Institute.
• Drug prevention competition and formation
of Anti Drug youth cells
• Distribution of IEC material
• Conduct surveys to analyze drug abuse
problem and risk factors.
• Parenting skills programs for parents
• Consultancy and Certification.

5. Annual Pakistan Youth Congress
• The First Pakistan Youth Congress is
one of the Biggest Achievement to
gathered Three hundred twenty six
youth participants from all over
Pakistan..
Annual PYC provides an excellent opportunity for youth leadership equipped with the
latest ideas on how to change risk factors to protective factors, new network of
friends in the field of drug abuse prevention and valuable life skills; the youth
participants are empowered to work towards developing a drug-free Pakistan for the
future generations in their respective areas.

6. Other Youth Based Programs
Life Skills Education Programs.
National Young world Campaign for young Children aged (8-13)
Alternative activities (Recreational activities for youths)
Sports as Anti drug.
DFPF Youth Council

7. Drug Free Workplace Program
“Drugs Do Not Work Here! We Do!”
Campaign
• Drug awareness programs for employees
• Drug prevention trainings for Supervisor
• Stress management
• Counseling skills
• Early intervention skills
• Referral for Treatment and rehabilitation
Collaboration and Partner organizations
• Karachi Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (KCCI)
• Federation of Pakistan Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)

8. Drug Free Communities Programs
Core Element of Program
• Community Awareness Programs
• Training workshops for Law Enforcement people (Police, Excise) on
drug demand reduction.
• Media Campaign/ Volunteer recruitment and training
• Religious/Islamic Scholars conference
• Education Programs for Co-dependent family members and drug
recovering persons.
• Capacity building-training of NGOs, VOs, CBOs and social workers.
• Education programs for Pharmacists on Misuse of Prescription drugs
• Strengthening the role of business communities in drug demand
reduction
• Formation of groups/ meeting
• Mobilization of community leaders/volunteer (Training / workshop /
meeting / involvement in the Programs)
• Net working
• Provision of IEC materials

9. Community Awareness
Programs
• DFPF organizes drug awareness
programs on every Saturday
evening in slum areas of Karachi
city. In each program there are 300-
500 community people participate.
• Street theaters
• Walks
• Use of print and electronic media as
an effective tool in drug prevention

10. Drug Demand Reduction Programs for
Law Enforcement Officials
DFPF organizes Training work shops
and Study Visits to Drug Treatment
and Rehabilitation Center for police
officials. The main objective is to
empower law enforcement agencies in
Drug Demand Reduction.

11. Educational Programs for Codependent Family
Members and Drug Recovering Persons:
•This is very necessary to educate Codependent Family Members to resolve
recovery issues and for long lasting recovery of their loved ones.
•Life Skills training workshops are organized for Recovering Persons to increase
their personal control, sense of self-mastery and to enhance social competence
with a variety of general social skills.
•Annually DFPF organizes Recovering Symposiums for
drug recovering persons who have successfully
completed 1,2,3,,,, years of their recovery. The
Symposium provide a forum for an extensive exchange
of ideas relating to maintenance of recovery, promote
the message of recovery and emphasize that
“Treatment Works” and encourage recovering persons.

12. Other Capacity Building Programs on Drug Abuse
Prevention (DAP):
• “Strengthening the Role of Social workers in DAP”:
The main objective behind this program is to empower
Social workers as they are directly linked with
community members.
• “Strengthening the Role Pharmacists in DAP”:
Pharmacists play important role in the use or misuse of
Prescribed Medicines. This program helps them to
understand their positive role in DAP.
• “Strengthening the Role of Media Persons in DAP”
Conference provides the platform to media personals to
come forward and understand their role in drug demand
reduction. The conference bring together print and
electronic media personals throughout Karachi and
those who have done best efforts in this field are
awarded in order to encourage them and also motivate
others to play their significant role in drug demand
reduction.
• “Strengthening the Role Business Community in
DAP”
• Conference brings business community people from
different associations and they are provided with
information about drug abuse scenario of our country
and motivated to extend their support and cooperation in
drug demand reduction activities

13. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATION
• Ministry of Narcotics Control Government of
Pakistan.
• Anti Narcotics Force Govt. of Pakistan
• Narcotics Affairs Section US Embassy.
• City District Government Karachi
• Capital City Police Karachi
• I own Karachi, Aga Khan Social Welfare Board
for Pakistan, Youth Based Organizations,
Karachi Press Club and other several national
organizations