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Written by Sara Berenice Monsalvo. In the framework of the VIII Latin American Conference and XX National Conference on Drug Policy, some members of Youth RISE traveled to Buenos Aires to participate in person in the day of activities that took place in the precincts of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina on August 24th,…

Job Title: Project Manager (Erasmus+ Project) Salary: 500 Euro per month (there are 3 months remaining in this position, therefore 1,500 Euro remaining for 2022) Timeframe: Mid-October 2022 until 31st December 2022 Reports to: Executive Director Background:  Youth RISE, along with the lead organization for this project, Students for Sensible Drug Policy International were granted…

Youth RISE is recruiting between 4 to 8 members to a Working Group to produce key resources addressing the specific needs of young sex workers who use drugs, including the release of a position paper on December 17, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Please submit your expression of interest by the…

Written by Beatrix Vas, Harm Reduction Consortium Project Manager and Board Member of the VNGOC, and Ruby Lawlor, Interim Executive Director and International Communications Officer. The Thematic Intersessional discussions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs begin today and will be held until tomorrow, 22 September from 10.30am to 1.30pm CET and from 3pm to 6pm…

Job Title: Project Manager (Harm Reduction Consortium)Salary: 2,000 USD per monthReports to: Executive Director Background:The Harm Reduction Consortium comprises nine organizations and is led by theInternational Drug Policy Consortium. The Consortium began a new three-year cycle offunding from the Robert Carr Civil Society Network Fund for activities in early 2022. The Project Manager will support…

Students for Sensible Drug Policy International and Youth RISE are launching a new Erasmus+ project intended to increase the capacity of youth-led organisations that engage in drug policy reform and young people to advocate at the European Union level.  To achieve this goal, we are organising a training series that will equip young people with…

For this years Support Don’t Punish, we asked young people who use drugs around the world; ‘What does Support Don’t Punish Mean to You?’. We produced a video to share our advocacy message for the day, Support Don’t Punish For Us. Use the english subtitles for the various languages – they are accurate! We also…

Background  Young people who use drugs (YPUDs) and other inadequately served populations (ISPs) have a set of unique needs in terms of harm reduction and support services. As a result of the current pandemic, many of these needs have been emphasised, and a demand and need for the wider availability of online and/or remote provision…