Meqoamia Community Development. "መቋሚያ" Peer Recovery support group

06/09/2026

GROW FOOD 🫘 NOT TO***CO 🚭

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01/09/2026

✨ For the Universal Well-being and Bright Future of Our Youth: We Stand Together! ✨

"Youth-Based Drug Demand Reduction"

✨ ለወጣቶቻችን ሁለንተናዊ ደህንነት እና ብሩህ ተስፋ፤ በጋራ እንቆማለን! ✨

ሃገር ማለት ሰው ነው! የሰው ልጅ የማምረት እና የፈጠራ መሰረቱም አንጎሉ ነው። በመሆኑም የሃገር እድገትና ብልጽግና መሰረት የዜጎች የአንጎል ጤና እና ደህንነት ነው። የሱስ ሕመም ሊያገረሽ የሚችል እና ስር የሰደደ የአንጎል ሕመም እንደመሆኑ መጠን፤ ሱስን መከላከል እና ማከም ማለት የሃገርን ተግዳሮቶች መቀነስ፣ ማህበራዊና ኢኮኖሚያዊ ደህንነትን ማረጋገጥ እንዲሁም ዘላቂ እድገትን ማቀጣጠል ነው።

ይህንን ሀገራዊ ራዕይ ከግብ ለማድረስ ዛሬ የመቋሚያ ማህበረሰብ ልማት ድርጅት (MCDO) - የዓለም አቀፍ የአደንዛዥ ዕፅ መከላከል እና ህክምና ባለሙያዎች ማህበር (ISSUP Ethiopia National Chapter) አስተባባሪ ድርጅት እንደመሆኑ መጠን፤ የኢትዮጵያ ወጣቶች ምክር ቤት ፕሬዚዳንት ክቡር አቶ ፋአድ ገናን ጨምሮ ከካውንስሉ ከፍተኛ አመራሮች ጋር በምክር ቤቱ ቢሮ በመገኘት እጅግ ፍሬያማ እና አወንታዊ የመክፈቻ ውይይት አካሂደናል።

በውይይታችንም ከወጣቶች ጋር ሊሠሩ የሚችሉ የትኩረት አቅጣጫዎችን አስተዋውቀን፤ በቀጣይነትም ሀገራዊ ጥቅማችንን ከማስጠበቅና የዜጎችን አዕምሮ ከማበልጸግ አንፃር፣ ሁለቱ ተቋማት በጋራ ሊሠሩባቸው በሚችሉባቸው ስልታዊ ማዕቀፎች ዙሪያ ሰፊ ሃሳቦችን ተለዋውጠናል። በዓለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ውጤታማነታቸው በተረጋገጡ ማስረጃ-ተኮር (Evidence-based) ሳይንሳዊ ልምዶች በመመራት፣ በዘርፉ ሙያዊ ብቃት ያላቸውን ወጣቶችና ባለሙያዎች በማብቃት ዙሪያ የጋራ መግባባት ላይ ደርሰናል።

የሚያጋጥሙ የሱሰኝነት እና ተያያዥ የአዕምሮ ጤና ተግዳሮቶች በማስረጃ-ተኮር ሳይንሳዊ መረጃዎች ልክ እንዲመከቱ በማድረግ፤ የሀገራችንን ወደፊት የሚወስኑትን ከ40 ሚሊዮን በላይ ወጣቶች ማህበራዊና ጤናማ ሕይወት ለመጠበቅ ከኢትዮጵያ ወጣቶች ምክር ቤት ጋር በቀጣይነት አብሮ ለመሥራት የሚያስችል ጠንካራ መሠረት ጥለናል።

ለክቡር ፕሬዚዳንቱ እና ለካውንስሉ ከፍተኛ አመራሮች ለነበረን ገንቢ እና አሳታፊ ውይይት ልባዊ ምስጋናችንን እንገልጻለን፤ ለወጣቶቻችን ብሩህ ተስፋና አስተማማኝ ነገ በጋራ እንተጋለን!

01/09/2026

From the perspective of the Meqoamia Community Development Organization (MCDO), our mission as the host organization for the ISSUP Ethiopia National Chapter centers on safeguarding national interests, enhancing citizen well-being, and addressing substance use disorders as a critical public health and developmental priority.

Guided by our core pillars, our institutional perspective emphasizes:

The Brain as the Foundation of Development: Recognizing that a nation's growth depends on its people, and human creativity and productivity stem directly from the brain, making the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders essential for national progress.

Evidence-Based Solutions: Committing to internationally proven, scientific, and evidence-based practices to tackle addiction and protect the physical and mental health of our communities.

Youth Empowerment: Focusing heavily on Ethiopia's vast youth demographic—representing over 40 million individuals—by building their capacity, safeguarding their mental health, and equipping them with professional knowledge to steer their futures.

Strategic Partnerships: Collaborating closely with key national institutions, such as the Ethiopian Youth Council, to build robust frameworks, share best practices, and drive sustainable, nationwide impact in substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery.

28/08/2026

Empowering Youth, Protecting Futures: Building Resilience Through Sport and Safeguarding

Let's transform our community through the power of sport! ⚽️🤝

We have successfully concluded the "Sport, Life Skills, and Safeguarding" training, organized in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and international partners.

Substance use disorders (SUD) and related anti-social behaviors are pressing public health challenges that require critical attention, yet they are preventable and treatable. Leaving these issues unaddressed and untreated poses profound psychological, social, and political crises, cascading from individuals and families to the entire nation and global security.

Beyond physical fitness, sport holds a powerful capability to protect youth from crime and addiction, build social resilience, and shape holistic character. As we have learned from international best practices, integrating sport with education, life skills, and safeguarding frameworks can generate positive and sustainable change.

The exchange of experiences and peer learning with international experts during this platform provided deep insights, allowed us to share innovative approaches, and served as an exceptional opportunity to build our capacity. Heartfelt gratitude goes to the trainers, speakers, experts who shared their valuable experiences, and all participants for their active involvement in making this training meaningful.

We will continue to strengthen our multi-sectoral national and international movement to safeguard our generation from the dangers of addiction and foster safe, inclusive, and bright futures for our youth!

"Substance use disorders (SUD) is a preventable and treatable public health threat that requires our utmost attention. If left unaddressed and untreated, it poses a profound threat to our contemporary and future global security, generating severe psychological, social, and political repercussions that cascade from individuals and families to the entire nation. Let us unite and work together to safeguard our generation and secure our future!"

27/08/2026

Substance use disorders (SUD) is a preventable and treatable public health threat that requires our utmost attention. If left unaddressed and untreated, it poses a profound threat to our contemporary and future global security, generating severe psychological, social, and political repercussions that cascade from individuals and families to the entire nation. Let us unite and work together to safeguard our generation and secure our future.

MCDO perspective

20/08/2026

17/08/2026

🧠 Mental Health, Substance Use Prevention, and Capacity Building : An Evidence-Based Imperative

Our brain is the core driver of our physical, emotional, and social well-being. However, addiction and untreated mental health conditions significantly impair brain function and neural structure.

📌 Key Evidence:

Neurochemical Impact: Addiction disrupts dopamine pathways, impairing decision-making and emotional regulation (Source: NIDA).

Co-occurring Risks: Individuals with anxiety or depression face double the risk of substance use disorders (Source: SAMHSA).

Prevention Power: Youth-focused, evidence-based prevention reduces addiction risk by up to 50% (Source: UNODC/WHO).

🤝 Workforce Development
Upgrading professional skills, expanding trained personnel, and linking with global experts is essential to build a competent workforce that meets Ethiopia's public health needs (Source: ISSUP).

🛡 Our Collective Responsibility
Building a healthy, drug-free society starts with implementing science-backed prevention together (Source: WHO).

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17/08/2026

🧠 የአእምሮ ጤና፣ የሱስ መከላከል እና የባለሙያዎች አቅም ማጎልበት : በማስረጃ ተኮር እይታ

አእምሯችን ለአካላዊ፣ የስሜታዊ እና የማህበራዊ ህይወታችን ዋና መሪ ነው። ነገር ግን ሱስ እና ያልታከሙ የአእምሮ ጤና ህመሞች በአእምሮ ህዋሳት እና አሰራር ላይ ከፍተኛ ጉዳት ያደርሳሉ።

📌 ዋና ዋና ማስረጃዎች፡

የአእምሮ ህዋሳት መለወጥ፡ ሱስ የደስታ ተቀባይ ህዋሳትን (Dopamine pathways) በማቃወስ ውሳኔ የመስጠትና ስሜትን የመቆጣጠር አቅምን ይቀንሳል (ምንጭ፡ NIDA)።

የተያያዙ አደጋዎች፡ በጭንቀት ወይም ድብርት የሚያልፉ ሰዎች ለሱስ የመጋለጥ እድላቸው በሁለት እጥፍ ይጨምራል (ምንጭ፡ SAMHSA)።

የመከላከል አቅም፡ በወጣቶች ላይ የተኮሩ ስራዎች የሱስ ተጋላጭነትን እስከ 50% ይቀንሳሉ (ምንጭ፡ UNODC/WHO)።

🤝 የሰው ሃይል ግንባታ
የባለሙያዎችን አቅም ማጎልበት፣ የሰለጠነ የሰው ሃይል ማበራከት እና ከአለም አቀፍ ባለሙያዎች ጋር ትስስር መፍጠር የሀገራችንን የማህበረሰብ ጤና ፍላጎት የሚመጥን ግብረ-ኃይል ለመገንባት ወሳኝ ነው (ምንጭ፡ ISSUP)።

🛡 የጋራ ሃላፊነታችን
ጤናማና ከሱስ የጸዳ ማህበረሰብ መገንባት የሚጀመረው ሳይንሳዊ የመከላከል ስራዎችን በጋራ በመተግበር ነው (ምንጭ፡ WHO)።

📍 ተጨማሪ መረጃዎችን ለማግኘት ገፃችንን ይከተሉ!

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