Six programmes. One promise: protection.

ADAAM works to prevent substance-related harm and strengthen support for people affected by alcohol and other drug use. Our approach combines school and community education, early identification of risk, recovery skills, family engagement, peer-support linkages and referral. We use discussions and accessible visual communication to help young people understand substance use, recognise pressures and triggers, and consider where to seek support — promoting respectful conversations that reduce stigma and make help-seeking easier.

• School & university prevention sessions — from Exodus Secondary School, Wakiso to Kabale University
• Early Recovery Skills with family involvement and peer-support linkages
• Illustrated awareness materials on change, ambivalence and self-compassion
• Illicit-alcohol prevention advocacy through CAIA–Uganda

Through “Saving Uganda’s Youth: A National Drowning Prevention Strategy”, we work with government and civil-society partners to strengthen coordination, safer inland water transport and public understanding of water safety. ADAAM’s role is to contribute evidence, convene and document discussions, support sector follow-up and communicate prevention priorities — the Uganda Police Force Marine Unit and the National Drowning Prevention Programme lead the government response.

• National stakeholder convening with GHAI, CEPA and ADVOCEN
• Policy evidence — briefs, SWOT analyses and sector consultations
• Community engagement in Mayuge, Rakai and Masaka
• School water safety & survival swimming with Reach A Hand Uganda

Supported by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (CTFK-GHAI).

Since the first walk on 10 September 2016 — launched by then Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda — the Uganda Recovery Walk has given thousands a visible, joyful way to say recovery is possible. Each edition carries a theme of hope, from “Rise Above Stigma” to “Together We Are Stronger.”

• Annual national recovery march
• Community celebration of sobriety
• Anti-stigma public education
• Survivor & family participation