The second issue of the youth health supplement “Mishwar Mentor Arabia” produced in cooperation with “Nahar Ashabab” is out.

This issue of the quarterly, which is distributed with the Lebanese daily Annahar, features reports on:

• Night life: Long and wild rave parties during which youth are inconspicuously taking drugs.
• Sports as a positive alternative that strengthens social ties and promotes healthy habits and a strong sense of ethics. Plus, endurance athlete, aka Lebanese Dester Runner, Ali Wehbe talks about his relationship with sports.
• Parenting: tips to help parents know if their children are trying drugs

“Mishwar Mentor Arabia” falls under the Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2008 between Mentor Arabia and the youth empowerment organization “Nahar Ashabab”.

The agreement provides for the development of quality prevention programs to empower youth with the skills and information to become agents of change in their communities, the organization of drug-prevention seminars in educational institutions and youth-targeted conferences, the development of publications that promote the health of youth, and the organization of drug-prevention training workshops to the media.

To read the complete second issue of “Mishwar Mentor Arabia”, click here.

To check out the first issue, click here.