Peer Leaders Support

PEER LEADERS – OUR RECOVERY CHAMPIONS

Peer Leaders are our recovery champions who advocate against drug abuse. Having suffered deeply from drug abuse, they share their personal experiences and motivate youths at-risk, those in recovery and others to stay away from drugs.

The Peer Leaders Programme is aimed at grooming persons in recovery to serve as role models and peer mentors. They must show a willingness to serve and must possess leadership qualities.

Services Offered

TRAINING

Training includes presentation skills, group work and facilitation.

Trained Peer Leaders are given opportunities to share their success stories and testimonies at SANA’s drug prevention engagement sessions in schools and at outreach talks at prisons, halfway houses, etc.

Participants will use their newly-acquired skills in the following ways:

Sharing testimonies
Contribute to preventive drug education
Dispel negative public perception of ex-offenders

SKILLS UPGRADING

Peer Leaders are offered training to equip them with social skills. This will enable them to find employment and to be economically independent. These include photography, public speaking and presentation.

PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS

Peer Leaders co-facilitate at SANA’s peer recovery support groups and participate at SANA’s corporate events.

Personally, I feel motivated. I know I have to lead by example by having a positive attitude and lifestyle. I want to share with my recovering friends how to stay focused and keep off drugs and I want to give back to society.

Helping persons in recovery is my passion. The time and effort spend give me satisfaction and seeing their achievements fills me with happiness and pride.

Peer leaders help and motivate other recovering persons to overcome their struggles. We understand their pain and despair. We also talk to young people about drug abuse and share with them our painful journey to recovery, so they can be inspired to make positive choices when faced with doubts.

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