Ongoing Project on Drug and HIV/AIDS
Peer Lead Intervention project
Location: Jessore, Satkhira, Jhenidaha
Target Population: Drug Users
Supported by: United Nation office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) under G23 project

Peer Lead Intervention project
Location: Gazipur
Target Population: Drug Users
Supported by: United Nation office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) under H13 project

Integration of youth health concern in to non-formal education focus on sexual and reproductive health and prevention of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS in Asia.
Target Population: Youth
Location: Norshingdi
Supported by ESCAP, Bangkok

Sexual Health Programme among Adolescent Girls and Boys
Target Population: Adolescent boys, girls
Location: Benapole, Jessore
Supported by: DAM

Community level HIV/AIDS prevention through peer to peer approach for HIV/AIDS intervention
Target Population: Adolescent & Youth
Location: Jessore Paurasava, Jessore
Supported by: UNICEF

Prevention of HIV among injecting drug users through the provision of comprehensive drug treatment and sexual health services in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Target Population: Drug Users and their family.
Location: Dhaka
Supported by: Family Health International

Ahsania Mission Drug Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre
Supported by: UNESCO- Paris
Capacity: 50 Beds
(The Centre with provision for expansion to 150 beds) Location: Gazipur (near National Park.)

Evaluation:

• Community and youth participation are remarkable (Observation)
• Need to strengthen the local level groups and committees.
• Continuation of the master training is essential to involve the adolescent and youth.
• Continuation of awareness program for a specific target groups, especially in the institutions.
• Some of the youth groups have now been capable enough to start independent organizations on prevention of drug abuse and treatment centers.

DAM is a Member of several national and International Networks of Drug and HIV/AIDS

• Member of Board of Directors, International Council on Alcohol and Addiction (ICAA).
• Member, Global Partnership for Tobacco Control-GPTC
• Member, International Agency of Tobacco and Health-IATH
• Member, UICC, Globalink
• Executive Committee Member, Bangladesh Anti Tobacco Alliance(BATA).
• Member, National HIV/AIDS Network Committee
• Member, Voluntary Health Services Society (VHSS)

Dhaka Ahsania Mission is a member of Switzerland based International Council on Alcohol and Addiction (ICAA) and the Executive Director of DAM, Mr. Kazi Rafiqul Alam has been elected as one of the Members of the Board of Directors of ICAA.

Upcoming Event
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Date: 26 June 2005
Training of Trainer in drug abuse prevention.
Duration: 5 days
Date: 16 to 20 July, 2005
Drug addiction treatment centre & project management training
Duration: 14 days
Date: 16 to 30 July 2005
World AIDS Day
31 December 2005