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123 Teens Go SmokeFree Campaign

"In Nigeria, over 2000 teenagers get addicted to tobacco smoking daily. It kills half of its users in productive middle age (35-69). This CAP was created to fight this number."


During the SmokeFree Youth Symposium in December 2009, 8 participants from across the country were selected as potential coordinators for 123 Teens go SmokeFree Campaign with another 8 as their assistants. We conducted a two-day intensive power packed training for these 16 young people, organized by the Tobacco Control Education CASE project.

123 Teens go SmokeFree Campaign wants to:
• Educate teenagers about the dangers of tobacco smoking
• Form a SMOKEFREE school club in every school visited
• Reduce the number of teenagers beginning to smoke.

 

This CAP was aimed at ensuring the high moral standards of our teenagers. 

 

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 facts

Region

Africa

 

Country

Nigeria

 

Changemakers involved

Emmanuel from the African Youth Forum 2009