Unless the youth are counseled and mentored from their teenage years, they will be rendered economically unproductive for the rest of their lives due to effects drugs and substance abuse. GYAT-C under this program seeks to pro-actively help the youth through awareness campaign and counseling in collaboration with NACADA (National Agency for the campaign against Drug Abuse.)<\/p>\n
GYAT-C recognizes that HIV \/ Aids is a cause of unproductiveness in youth, who make up about 60% Kenyans population. GYAT-C\u2019s program in this area seeks to encourage voluntary\u00a0 status testing, create awareness and control through behavior change and continuous counseling victims to live Positively and Productively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Unless the youth are counseled and mentored from their teenage years, they will be rendered economically unproductive for the rest of their lives due to effects drugs and substance abuse. 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