Kavango Kickstart Tour targets drugs, vaping and mental health

Rundu Town Council’s youngest councillor, Patrick Kufuna, launched the Kavango Kickstart Tour at Romanus Kamunoko Senior Secondary School yesterday. It's a youth-led initiative focused on crime prevention, mental health and health awareness among learners.

The programme brings together police officers, nurses and social workers to engage learners on challenges such as drug use, vaping and other social pressures affecting schools. “We have realised that learners are coming to school with drugs, vapes and many other life challenges, and as young leaders, we cannot sit back and watch our fellow youth suffer,” Kufuna said, adding that the initiative aims to support learners early in the year and empower them to make positive life choices.

- Eliot Ipinge