Groups of Activities:

1. Informal Gatherings: Street camps, arts/music groups, and discussions on drug and alcohol issues.
2. Bimonthly Meetings at Maarifa Hub: Regular gatherings for knowledge exchange, skill-building, and mentorship.
3. Social Media Engagement: Dissemination of informative content via platforms like YouTube, WhatsApp, and Instagram.
4. Mainstream Media Utilization: Collaboration with TV and community radio talk shows to promote discussions and behavior change.

Implementation Patterns: Activities will run concurrently across all five districts, focusing on districts with higher alcohol consumption rates. Trained volunteers in each district will facilitate engagement with youth.

Project Outcomes:

Outcome One: Youth Empowerment for Harm Reduction in Alcohol Consumption

• Output 1.1: Formation and Rollout of Peer Education Approach: Recruiting and training peer educators, integrating alcohol harm topics into life skills manuals.
• Output 1.2: Awareness Creation on Alcohol Harm among Youths: Regular awareness sessions, provision of sports equipment, training on alternative income-generating projects, and digital media engagement.

Outcome Two: Empowered Communities and Local Government Officials in Addressing Alcohol Harm

• Output 2.1: Community Awareness Creation on Alcohol Harm: Quarterly sensitization meetings, structured awareness sessions, and stakeholder mobilization.
• Output 2.2: Communities Taking Action to Address Alcohol Harm: Lobbying meetings, in-house workshops, support in formulating alcohol bylaws, and advocacy for bylaw approval.

Outcome Three: ICCAO Capacity Improvement to Deliver Quality Project

• Output 3.1: Capacity Building for ICCAO Staff on Alcohol Issues: Training sessions, participation in conferences, and attendance at partners’ meetings.
• Output 3.2: Effective Project Implementation and Monitoring: Baseline survey, quarterly monitoring visits, midterm evaluation, and endline survey/evaluation.

These outcomes aim to reduce alcohol-related harm, empower youth and communities, and ensure successful project implementation by ICCAO.