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| Our Future without Qat |
- Qat is a drug of abuse that can produce mild to moderate psychological dependence- by the World Health Organization.
- Qat's physical symptoms can include high blood pressure, tooth decay, constipation, hemorrhoids, hallucinations and depression.
- The capital city Sanaa is predicted to become the first in the world to run out of water, but the cultivation of qat - the least taxed, most subsidized and fastest-growing cash crop in Yemen - consumes 40 percent of irrigated farming land.
- 15-20% of children under the age of 12 chew qat every day, according to the World Bank.
Why we want a law to ban Qat in government facilities?
- If the law was passed it would send an immediate and clear message to all Yemenis that Qat chewing is neither acceptable nor appropriate in the world of work.
- It will bring hope to those who have been fighting Qat for years.
- It will make those who have ideas to solve the problem show up and say what is in their minds.
- It will open the door to another goal.
What we have done so far:
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| School in Hudidah |
- Drafted a law for banning Qat in government offices.
- Awareness about the campaign in Government offices"Sanaa, Aden, Taiz, Hudidah, Dhamar, Ibb, Mukalla"
- Awareness in schools"Taiz, Hudidah..the rest are coming soon".
- Contacting MPs."the number of MPs who are supporting the campaign are getting more every day."
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| Mukalla |
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| School in Taiz |
Time for social revolution
Our campaign on the media:
Yemen Times: http://www.yementimes.com/en/1564/report/719/Activists-struggle-to-ban-qat-chewing-in-public-facilities.htm
Interview on BBC Radio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rufOY9n08zE
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