Naifaru Juvenile launches Pen Pal programme for local community school, Madhrasathul Ifthitaah, in collaboration with Mission Maldives and Berwick Middle School in the United Kingdom. The programme was launched at a ceremony which took place at Madhrasathul Ifthitaah on Tuesday the 6th of April 2010. Members from Naifaru Juvenile’s executive committee attended the ceremony joined by parents, students and teachers. The purpose of the programme is

A Ukrainian volunteer doctor arrives at the Lhaviyani Atoll Hospital through Naifaru Juvenile and Mission Maldives. Dr. Lida Kotok will start work as a volunteer at the hospital on the 27th of March and will serve our community for a duration of three months. Through our partnership with Mission Maldives, Naifaru Juvenile is planning to increase the number of international volunteers coming to our island. The volunteers we are interested in getting

A representative from Naifaru Juvenile, Mr. Hamid Ahmed, participates in the annual general meeting of the Maldives NGO Federation 2010 at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Male’. The meeting ran from the 18th to the 20th of March. The Maldives NGO Federation is an umbrella organization for more than 40 member organizations from all over the Maldives. Juvenile has been a registered member since our inauguration. At the meeting there were discussions as to

Naifaru Juvenile launch drug awareness campaign starting on March 3rd. The campaign is focused on drug users around cafés and resaurants throughout the island. The restaurants attract a lot of youths and as such they are ideal places for campaigning material. At the moment we have established an agreement with Lover’s Restaurant which will run for one month. The campaign is open to all restaurants on the island, and Naifaru Juvenile will provide

Naifaru Juvenile establishes a recreational zone in the Naifaru Resource Centre. The recreational zone is going to give the island’s youth a chance to play games like ceram, TV-games, computer games as well as providing a hang out place for our island’s youth. The recreational zone is also equipped with a TV and sofas.

Naifaru Juvenile establishes a local market with help from UNDP and SSGF to improve small business initiatives in Naifaru. The building was set up to the south of Naifaru harbour and holds a number of rooms suitable for small businesses. The initiative is especially aimed to help the community recover from the devastating effects of the tsunami by assisting small-scale entrepreneurs in setting up businesses. This project is tailored to suit Naifaru

Naifaru Juvenile finishes a one-month wedding dress sewing course for thirty local women with the help of TOPSY Training Centre, Male’. The course was held to encourage small business initiatives among the island’s women. The course took place at the Nooraanee Preschool in the evenings.

Naifaru Juvenile sponsors a Youth counsellor in collaboration with the National Narcotics Control Bureau and the Society for Health Education. The aim is to give Naifaru Juvenile a better tool in our community’s fight against drug abuse and drug-related crime. The newly trained counsellor, Aishath Sodeeqa, has come back from Male’ where the one-year training programme was conducted to assist in our community’s outpatient treatment and rehabilitation

Naifaru Juvenile finishes construction of our community’s new resource centre. The new building consists of a Naifaru Juvenile office, an indoor hall, a councelling cell, and a cyber café. The purpose of the resource centre is to create a space for our island’s youth to gather for group activities, social support, public information and other purposes. The construction was funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) along

Naifaru Juvenile launches a community rehabilitation programme. The programme focuses on counselling and awareness-building for drug users, school children and school leavers. The issues addressed are going to be related to the consequences of drug use and sexually transmitted diseases. We will conduct youth workshops and youth camps as well as conduct parental skills training to parents. The programme is planned to run for one year and will be conducted