{"id":119231,"date":"2025-08-04T09:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/evangelical-alliance-of-kenya-welcomes-new-drug-and-substance-abuse-policy\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:12:08","slug":"evangelical-alliance-of-kenya-welcomes-new-drug-and-substance-abuse-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/evangelical-alliance-of-kenya-welcomes-new-drug-and-substance-abuse-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Evangelical Alliance of Kenya welcomes new drug and substance abuse policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 4 \u2013 The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK) says it welcomes and fully supports the newly released National Policy for the Prevention, Management, and Control of Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Abuse spearheaded by NACADA and the Interior Ministry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The alliance applauded the policy\u2019s bold, multi-sectoral approach to confronting the escalating crisis of substance abuse in our nation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe policy\u2019s emphasis on prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and community empowerment aligns with our mission to foster healthy, God-honouring communities,\u201d the alliance stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe particularly commend the policy\u2019s protection of vulnerable groups\u2014especially children and youth\u2014from the deceptive influences of harmful substances and their aggressive marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It explained that its grounding in evidence-based interventions, human dignity, and constitutional rights reflects a firm foundation for national healing and transformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EAK and her members have been actively involved over the years in this matter. Teens Challenge Kenya, for instance, is a ministry of our member church that has done a lot in prevention and rehabilitation of many lives through its proven biblical and scientific approaches in this sector,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n<p>It stated that it will continue to actively participate in mobilizing member churches and institutions across the counties to support awareness creation, pastoral care, rehabilitation efforts, and advocacy for a drug-free Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call upon all stakeholders\u2014faith groups, civil society, policymakers, families, and the private sector\u2014to unite under this framework for a renewed, healthier, and more productive society,\u201d it stated.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 4 \u2013 The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK) says it welcomes and fully supports the newly released National Policy for the Prevention, Management, and Control of Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Abuse spearheaded by NACADA and the Interior Ministry. The alliance applauded the policy\u2019s bold, multi-sectoral approach to confronting the escalating crisis of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}