Role of women in combating substance abuse stressed
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR

Imphal, October 29 2024: A one-day seminar on "Empowering Women: Combating Substance Abuse in Manipur" was held at Jubilee Hall, DM College of Teacher Education today.

The programme was organised by the Manipur State Commission for Women (MSCW) under the sponsorship of National Commission for Women (NCW).

MSCW Chairperson Thumlip Tiningpham Monsang, MSCW Members Lourembam Dayabati, T Chuongsin Koireng, Member Secretary W Phajatombi Devi and RK.

Lokendra Singh, Principal, DM College of Teacher Education attended the event.

More than 100 students participated in the seminar.

Addressing the seminar, MSCW Chairperson Thumlip Tiningpham Monsang stated that the event was organised to give awareness and disseminate information about substance abuse, and urged the participating students to become messengers who will educate their families and the society at large.

She emphasised that empowering women is important for the development of a community.

Women are the backbones of families and communities.

Women play a significant role in society in eliminating the menace of drug abuse, she said.

She appealed to all to save youths from the menace of drug abuse.

SC Inaocha, secretary, Meitei Leimarol Sinai Sang delivered a lecture on "Dealing with Women with Substance Abuse: Genesis, Success Stories and Challenges" .

Th Indira Devi, Regional Coordinator, Regional Resource Co-ordinating Centre, Department of Psychiatry, RIMS, Imphal, spoke on the causes and psychological impacts of "Substance Abuse and Women.

Nirvana Foundation founder Sobhana Sorokhaibam, Dr RK Lenin Singh and several other resource persons attended the event as resource persons.

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