Mission Statement
Youth RISE mobilizes youth to be engaged in full spectrum harm reduction and drug policy reform to promote health and human rights.
Our Team
Morgana
International Coordinator
Florian
Project Manager
Ishwor
Project Manager
Ailish
Communications Officer
Wiqas
International Working Group Member
Daniel
International Working Group Member
Oğuzhan (Oz)
International Working Group Member
Mayank
International Working Group Member
MJ
International Working Group Member
Sandeep
International Working Group Member
Mariam
International Working Group Member
Joana
International Working Group Member
Eliza
International Working Group Member
Kelly
International Working Group Member
Join our Team!
Youth RISE is currently expanding its International Working Group. We encourage applications from young people who are interested in drug policy, and would love to work on related issues internationally as well as on the national level.
Latest news
Applications for International Coordinator Position Open
Youth RISE are now accepting applications for the International Coordinator Position. The deadline for applications is Sunday the 24th of November. This is a full-time paid position. To apply please…
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End Violence Against Women Who Use Drugs
The Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN) are calling for interested individuals, groups, and organizations to come together to highlight the need to end violence against women who use…
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International Overdose Awareness Day
Youth RISE recently hosted a workshop in Houston, Texas. One of our activities focused on International Overdose Awareness Day which is held annually today, August 31st. Overdose Awareness Day is…
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Bali #4Youth Organizational Development Meeting
Youth RISE members were in attendance at a #4Youth Consortium workshop to help us develop our organisational development strategy. The meeting helped us identify a number of resources and best…
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Latest blog
LxAddictions 2019
The 2019 Lisbon Addictions Conference took place in beautiful surroundings on the banks of the Tagus River estuary. The conference took on a wide ranging theme with many sessions discussing the methodology of medical academic research papers, while others gave…
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Youth RISE Hosts Annual Meetup and E-Network Summit
Written by Kelly Ebbert July was a big month for Youth RISE as we held our annual meetup in Nida, Lithuania, and we hosted the first of its kind E-Network Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. We went into our annual internal…
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Global fund training of trainers
Written by Ishwor Maharjan From the 9th June to 1st July 2019 CMI, a consortium of Young Key Population (YKP)-led networks (Youth LEAD, Youth RISE and Y+ Network) successfully carried out Global Training of Trainers for the Global Fund in Cape Town,…
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Support don’t punish South Africa – introducing fentanyl test strips
Written by MJ Stowe. As part of the Support Don’t Punish Global Day of Action, Youth RISE’s MJ Stowe joined the Step Up Project on a day of outreach to the beneficiaries of their needle and syringe programme (Fig. 1). The…
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