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I am a drug prevention and rehabilitation specialist, I was nominated to represent Zimbabwe to Children Matters international event. I am appealing for air ticket to and from India as well as visa applications funding to attend the Drug Free Childhood International Forum set for India later this year to get more insights into how to curb drug abuse and learn new skills on how to deal with drug treatment and rehabilitation services from a global perspective. The forum, a United Nations Convention focusing on children’s rights, is scheduled for November at Trivandrum, Kerala in India. I am co-ordinator of the non-profit Active Youth Zimbabwe https://www.facebook.com/activeyouthzimbabwetrust — which fights drug abuse amoung youths, said the forum would have a great impact on delegates since it covered best measures to deal with and fully rehabilitate vulnerable children. This comes amid a spike in deaths due to alcohol and drug abuse particularly among youths and marginalised groups. “The conference aims to infuse us as delegates to be imparted with skills and knowledge to handle, treat and rehabilitate properly young people in the country. We will be able to gain knowledge on international standards to deal with substance use and drug related issues as a way of reducing drug use in our societies,” he said. “I appeal to well-wishers for air ticket and visa funding to attend the international forum as drug substance abuse is prevalent in our communities. We need to get international perspectives on how best we can deal with the issue.”

Below links and news articles show some of my successes and works at a community level.

 Drugs and how they affect your health with Romio Matshazi

 Drug rehab specialist appeals for funding - The Southern Eye

https://www.newsday.co.zw/southerneye/local-news/...

 Drug abuse surges, mysteriously - The Zimbabwe Independent

https://www.newsday.co.zw/theindependent/slider/...

 Concern over drug abuse in Byo suburb | The Chronicle

https://www.chronicle.co.zw/concern-over-drug-abus...

 Bulawayo’s drug problem spirals out of control | The Chronicle

https://www.chronicle.co.zw/bulawayos-drug-problem...

 Drug abuse fuels HIV infections | B-Metro

https://www.bmetro.co.zw/drug-abuse-fuels-hiv-infe...

 Asakhe with Bakidzanani Dube: Interview with Romeo Matshazi

 Drugs and how they affect your health with Romio Matshazihttps://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7q55-hkl8s

 Njengu a death trap for youths | B-Metro

https://www.bmetro.co.zw/njengu-a-death-trap-for-y...

 Bulawayo Youths Abuse Banned Cough Syrup – The Zambezi Times

https://thezambezitimes.co.zw/2020/10/16/bulawayo...

 Dangerous drug hits Byo streets | The Sunday News

https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/dangerous-drug-hits-b...

 Bulawayo's drug problem spirals out of control - Bulawayo24 News

https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-b...

 Drug abuse under spotlight – Zimbabwe Situation

https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/zimsit_w...

 Drug and substance abuse rampant in Bulawayo - ZBC NEWS

https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/drug-and-substance-abuse...

 ‘Let’s take suicide seriously’ - The Southern Eye

https://www.newsday.co.zw/southerneye/local-news/...

 Suicide cases rise -Newsday Zimbabwe

https://newsday.co.zw/news/article/52406/suicide-c...

 Thabiso Youth Centre takes up Makokoba’s anti-drug fight

https://www.chronicle.co.zw/thabiso-youth-centre...

 Drug abuse lessons taken to school | B-Metro

https://www.bmetro.co.zw/drug-abuse-lessons-taken-...

 Youth org tackles drug abuse - #Asakhe - CITE

https://cite.org.zw/youth-org-tackles-drug-abuse

 The current state of democracy in South Africa – OPINION – …

https://www.1africafocus.com/the-current-state-of...