善導會 2023-2024年報

㼠겗佦✲ Feature Story 2023-2024 䎃㜡 Annual Report 127 乩䫵⽂㣔㼱侸停酓爢⼦捀劥䧯嫬䐁䗂⿻屛派佅䴂鎙ⷔ 1SPKFDU &.#3"$& Project EMBRACE – Community-based Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Support Service for Ethnic Minorities + Pre-Release & Drug Prevention Anna, a woman from the Philippines, was once a user of crystal methamphetamine, known as “ice”. Two and a half years ago, she was referred to the Project EMBRACE supported by SideBySide, a programme aimed at providing rehabilitation and support for minority communities. Today, she proudly celebrates nearly a year of sobriety. R e f l e c t i n g o n h e r p a s t , An n a acknowledges the significant influence her social circle had on her life. Initially, she succumbed to peer pressure and tried drugs to cope with her emotional struggles. “When we used drugs together, it felt like we were a family”, she recalls. “We gathered to relax and escape our problems.” However, the fleeting euphoria soon gave way to devastating consequences, and the toll on her mental and physical health became increasingly apparent. Anna lost her job, and her life spiraled out of control. Realising she needed to escape the grip of addiction, she sought help from social worker. Finding the True Self With the support of her social worker and peer supporters, Anna began to experience a sense of belonging that was markedly different from her previous experiences with drug use. The warmth of acceptance helped soothe her troubled emotions. Gradually, she started to reduce her drug use and reflected on the root causes of her addiction, determined to rediscover her true self. In the early stages of her rehabilitation, Anna turned to meditation and drawing to seek inner peace. With the Project’s help, she actively participated in more community rehabilitation activities, such as mutual support groups and sisterhood circles, which helped her build a more positive and broader social network. Guided by her social worker, Anna established a routine of regular exercise, waking up at six every morning to work out in the park—this habit soon included joining a gym. Through her dedication, she successfully achieved complete abstinence from drugs. Now determined to start anew, Anna returned to school and joined a Filipino community group, eager to share her recovery story as a testament to her journey. “The road to recovery is not easy. It’s essential to manage your drug use and address your emotions effectively”, she emphasises. Although she once found herself ensnared in addiction due to feelings of emptiness, seeking help at critical moments always takes immense courage. Her caseworker expresses gratitude for Anna’s willingness to take that pivotal step, hoping that her story will inspire others facing similar challenges to navigate the ups and downs of life together. Anna’s journey is a powerful reminder that through support, reflection, and determination, a brighter future is always within reach. ⢵荈螩䖒频涸 "OOB 剎竤僽♧そⱺ嫬⢪欽罏 㖈Ⰽ䎃⼱⵹竤鱲➝⸈Ⰵ✫㊥㼬剚չ乩䫵⽂㣔Э 㼱侸停酓爢⼦捀劥䧯嫬䐁䗂⿻屛派佅䴂鎙ⷔպ 1SPKFDU &.#3"$& 涸佅䴂㼭穉荛➛䊺䧯嫬 鵜♧䎃 "OOB 邍爚荈䊹♧湬幀「爢❜㕖㶩ㄤ剦⿼涸䕧 갠殹ⴲ굺㽠僽㔔捀剦⿼䢾䜗㎲鑑欽嫬ㅷ鍑 对䞕筱㉏겗չ㖈♧饱嫬儘䧮⦛㽠僽♧㣎 剦⿼⦛翹㖈♧饱嫬㽠〳⟃佞논䗱䞕պ搭罜 㖈⵻齡涸䘰䠮䖕嫬ㅷ㼩㥠涸礶牟ㄤ魨넓涸䴦㹳 鿪鷷恸嵥植欩荛⟂㥠㣟⿡✫䊨⡲➃欰㥪⫹騈 衽嫬涗㣟䱾"OOB 濼麥꨾銴鷗ꨆ嫬嵳倴僽ぢ 爢䊨㼦宠䍲⸔ 㼦䪪չ剎竤涸齡⦐荈䊹պ 㖈爢䊨ㄤ剦鰳佅䴂㆞涸佅䭰♴"OOB 䠮「ⵌ莅 殹ⴲ騈剦⿼♧饱憭谔儘♶ず涸娝㿂䠮㖈鄄䱺秝 涸影军⚥䞕筱鷷恸䎂ꬆ♴⢵㥠Ꟛ㨥幾㼱⢪欽 嫬ㅷ⿶♶倬⿾䙼荈䊹厪♳嫬涗涸呏彂⸗⸂㼦 䪪չ剎竤涸荈䊹պ 㖈䐁䗂ⴲ劍"OOB ⟃ⱪ䟝ㄤ粭殥⢵㼦䪪Ⰹ䗱涸 䎂ꬆ㖈鎙ⷔ涸䍲⸔♴㥠琎噲⿮莅刿㢵爢⼦䐁 䗂崞⹛嫲㥶✽⸔㼭穉ㄤ㨱㧶㕰넓䒊用刿姻ぢ 涸爢❜笪窄㖈爢䊨䭸㼬♴"OOB ❠䒊用✫鋊 䖒涸麌⹛欰崞嫦㣔傍♳Ⱉ럊ⵌⰗ㕨ꑻ摏䊺䧭捀 ✫ "OOB 涸傈䌢㥠刿⸈Ⰵ✫⨴魨䨼剓穅㥠 䧭⸆㸤䧯倬嫬涗 对䗱ꅾ倞Ꟛ㨥欰崞涸 "OOB ♶⡎ꅾ䫏㷸噠刿⸈ Ⰵ✫螩酓➃㡦涸爢⼦㼭穉䋞劆⟃չ麕⢵➃պ涸 魨⟨ⴕ❧㥠涸䐁䗂佦✲չ䐁䗂⛓騟⚛♶㺂僒 ꤑ✫盘椚㥪谔暟⢪欽❠銴㥪㥪贖椚䞕筱պ ꧪ搭剎竤㔔䗱꫙瑠贡罜ꤴⰅ嫬ㅷ岟屜⡎僽㖈ꡠ ꒳儘ⵠ䧆䄉⹗꼛㼦宠䍲⸔僽꨾銴䖎㣐涸⹅孵 ⦐呪爢䊨❠㺕铃չ䖎䠮慨 "OOB 격䠑饥ⴀ♧鸏 ♧姿䋞劆㥠涸佦✲腋㣁㉬涮刿㢵剤湱鵜贖㞯涸 ➃♧뢶饥麕欰崞涸饱⠃♶䎂պ