Eldorado Park LDAC

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Eldorado Park LDAC

• Honorable President Mr. Jacob Zuma exceeded to a
  request made by the Eldorado Park Community to
  receive their plight as community members who
  felt they were fighting a losing battle against
  substance abuse and illicit trafficking of drugs.
  The President with other members of Parliament
  visited the community and thereafter mandated all
  Government Departments and related Organizations
  to integrate and holistically work towards
  eradicating substance abuse and other related
  social ills.

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The forward statement on the 2013-2017 NDMP by
the Minister of DSD

• Verbatim
• The Government further displayed its commitment
  through the leadership of the President when
  intervening in the challenges faced by the
  community of Eldorado Park. A special
  intervention plan was developed in line with the
  pillars prescribed in the National Drug Master
  Plan 2013-2017. The interventions in Eldorado
  Park is going to help us implement the
  consolidated programme throughout the country

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Eldorado Park LDAC

• Eldorado Park LDAC was officially launched in
  2012, however due to the lack of training and
  capacity building on the NDMP it was a slow start
  and only accelerated after the visit of the
  Honourable President.
• The Provincial Department of Social Development
  and the Provincial Substance abuse forum held
  workshops to capacitate stakeholders which in
  turn assisted us on a Local/Community level

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Eldorado Park LDAC ProgramsInitiated

• Harm Reduction
• Supply
• Prevention
• Research

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Harm Reduction

• SANCA - Treatment
• SADAC Support/Treatment
• ACED Diversion
• CBM Treatment/Support
• NA/AA Support Group
• No More Victims Safe House
• Chris Hani Baragwanath Treatment Centre
• Clinic Health/Detox
• Social Development - Services
• PUSH Substance/HIV and Aids
• Women's Forum Domestic Violence
• VEP Centre
• Don Mattera School- Support

• Treatment
• Re-integration
• After Care
• Effective Parenting Program
• Bosasa early intervention program
• Safe Houses CYCC
• Mobile Counselling Bus

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Kemojo, ECD and Counselling Bus
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Supply Reduction

• SAPS
• CPF
• Community Safety

• SMS tip off line
• School Raids
• Road Blocks
• Campaigns
• Reports
• Community Petitions
• Motorcades
• Restorative Initiatives
• Street Committees

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Supply Reduction
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Demand Reduction

• Addicted 4 Change
• In-School Programmes
• Sports and Recreation
• Youth and Skills Development
• Holiday Programmes
• Family Preservation
• Mentor Programs
• Arts and Culture
• Men's Forum
• Positive Graffiti
• Positive Lifestyle
• Community Cleanup Programmes

• Awareness
• Prevention
• Education
• Promote a Drug Free Community
• Referrals
• Sports
• Training on Relevant Acts to LDAC and Community
  members(Provincial DSD)
• Effective Parenting Program

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Research Media and Support

• Local Councilors
• COJ
• Dept. Of Social Dev
• FBO
• Dept. of Education
• Dept. of Health
• Dept. of Sports arts and culture
• Dept. of Community Safety
• SAPS

• Media Eldos FM
• Urban News
• Door to Door Campaign
• Community Imbizo
• Community based Substance Abuse and related ills
  research

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Media, Support, Networking,
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Achievements 2013 -2015

• Safe House in Eldorado Park
• Chris Hani Baragwanath Treatment Centre for Men
• ECD Mobile Bus
• Mobile Counselling Bus
• Kemojo Mobile Progam
• 94 LDACs established in the Gauteng Province
• Regular Meetings and Capacity Building Workshops
  Provincial
• Provincial Substance Abuse events
• Monthly Regional LDAC meetings.

• Increase in clients need for rehabilitation
• Ensured accountability and continue to ensure
  that services are rendered in the community
  (Advocacy)
• More community involvement and activism in
  creating a drug free community.
• Self Reliance as a community

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Achievements

• Created and Maintained an integrated community
  commemorating and addressing successes and
  challenges (Miss SA)
• Evaluation of the Eldorado Park service
  intervention
• Created and maintained a Social Network site for
  substance abuse and other related ills

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Substance Abuse Summit

• Provincial DSD initiated engagement with other
  key departments and LDACs via a substance abuse
  summit.
• This shared concerted effort was to bring about
  complimentary and synergy of services in the best
  interest of community
• Research on services and intervention in
  substance abuse and other related social ill was
  conducted in Eldorado Park prior to the summit
• (Pre and Post summit reports are available)

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Important Lesson in Learnt

• LDAC has to be community driven Bottom-up
  approach
• LDAC cannot be a monthly or quarterly event it
  has to be operational within the community in the
  day to day operations

• An integrated approach with all relevant
  Departments in the community is key to the
  success of the implementation of the NDMP in the
  local community.

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CHALLENGES FACED

• Many Departments, Organizations and Key
  stakeholders still lack in understanding their
  mandate in relation to the Substance Abuse Act,
  NDMP and LDAC
• Duplication, lack of integration and
  competitiveness leads to wasteful resources and
  lack of positive impact
• No Collaboration by departments in the Community
  (Intra Inter)

• Not enough awareness to community pertaining to
  the mandate, functioning, representative and
  services pertaining to the LDAC
• Resources is not available to the LDAC such as
  office, travelling, telephone costs and
  stationery and funding for programs is a
  challenge, remuneration for services as the best
  practice is for LDAC
• Lack of participation of FBOs

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Conclusion

• it is not because things are difficult that we
  do not dare, it is because we do not dare that
  they are difficult
• Motivation is what get you started, habits is
  what keeps you going.
• Thank You