Drug abuse is a global problem that affects individuals, families, and communities. It causes physical and mental health problems, contributes to crime and violence, and has a negative impact on education and the economy.
Drug Free World Africa
Welcome to our UK online Portal.
“Our mission is to empower individuals and communities to make informed decisions about drugs and to choose a drug-free lifestyle”
Our website provides valuable resources and information to help individuals make informed decisions about drugs. Here are some of the resources available on our website:
The Truth About Drugs
This section provides factual information about various drugs, including their effects, risks, and potential dangers. We believe that when individuals have accurate information, they are better equipped to make informed decisions about drug use.
Drug-Free World Africa Programs
We organize campaigns to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs and to promote a drug-free lifestyle. Our campaigns include educational events, seminars, and workshops aimed at empowering individuals and communities.
Educational Resources
Our website provides free educational resources for teachers, parents, and young people. These resources include lesson plans, videos, and other educational materials that can be used to teach young people about the dangers of drugs and the benefits of a drug-free lifestyle.
Volunteer Opportunities
We welcome volunteers who are passionate about promoting a drug free society. We offer a range of volunteer opportunities, including organizing events, fundraising, and spreading the word about our mission.
At Drug-Free World Africa, UK, we believe that everyone has the right to live a drug-free life.
We are committed to promoting education, awareness, and empowerment to create a better future for
ourselves and our communities. Join us in our mission to create a drug-free world.
Meet the team
Engr. Chinagorum Nkaru
President of Drug Free World Africa
Engr. Chinagorum Nkaru
President of Drug Free World Africa
A youth influencer, motivational, inspirational, mentor, a coach and drug educator highly inclined to coaching youth to live meaningful life, drug-free life of African youths is her passion.
She worked and served as a community support worker in Waltham Forest,East London to the social model frame work, people with leaning disability, women faced with domestic violence and those out of long-time employment and to re-engage in voluntary work towards employment pathway.
During her service as a support worker, she was trained as Support Plan broker, a volunteered Citizen Advocate with Advocacy in Greenwich London. This gave her the opportunity to be a case worker to some service users, to sign post service users to different desired services and to have insight of challenges life pose due to mis-channelled life style. It became a puzzle to her of howshe may educate and channel under informed individual to live a meaningful life style always.
2012 London Olympic she was opportune to serve in O2 Arena as an ISS (integrated Security service) personnel working alongside with MP’s, Metropolitan Police and other security agencies to maintain the security and safety to the success of the Olympic games. During her service at the Olympic games, she observed the devastating effect of hard drugs on youths and noted that out of youthful exuberance and eager to please their friends’youths always ruined their lives. Out of the five young people she spoke to that had a rethink and changed their live style, she met one of them after five years down the line and he treated her to a meal where he told her how magical the bold step,she took in discussing their drugs consumption and its effect on them without being judgmental has reshaped their lives. He also told her that the two other friends were doing well but lost contact with two others who couldn’t give up. China saw that moment as a wake-up call for her to intensify the campaign against drug abuse.
Her unquenchable desire to create avenue to empower people propelled her in floating some organisations such as Support4U Services Ltd, Mama’s Legacy group and Drug Free World Africa.
In 2018 the faith brought her close to the Drug Free World where she hosted an event powered by the Drug Free World London. From that moment Drug Free World Africa became inevitable.
2019 she became the anti-drug campaign activist, Drug Free World Campaign Team Leader London
As Master’s Degree Holder in Chemical Engineering- Rivers State University of Science and Technology Port Harcourt, a Bachelor Degree Holder in Biochemistry – University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State and currently working as an Allied Healthcare Professional with NHS London, she prioritises maintaining a positive life-style.
Working in voluntary organization made her felt the pleasure of fulfilment of putting smiles on people’s face and never stopped the quest to invest her time to empower people to live a meaningful life style.
Her joy lies in Philanthropic work, hence devoting her life style towards supporting, educating and empowering people to live drug-free -life.
Rev. Peter Unadike
TRUSTEE AND DIRECTOR OF ADVISORY AND COUNSELLING – DFWA
Rev. Peter Unadike
TRUSTEE AND DIRECTOR OF ADVISORY AND COUNSELLING – DFWA
He is a result-focused person, driven by new challenges and enjoy working in a multicultural community with people of different races, faith/age-groups, and social backgrounds. He is very determined to invest his knowledge to mentor and educate people on the “Truths About Drugs” which is a common factor for youth offenders and to support them to live a positive life style.
Peter is currently the International Director and Community Chaplain – Youthshift International. He is also the Rector of Youthshift Institute of Clinical and Pastoral Counselling Centres in Ghana, Nigeria and London.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Biblical counselling from Canterbury Christ Church University England UK. Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Educational Psychology from Pontifical Gregorian and Salesian University in Rome Italy respectively.
He works alongside young offenders, adult prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families, offering practical, social, relational and spiritual support within prison, through the gates and out in the community. He also offers Counselling, coaching and mentoring to young people in schools, on the street, in the communities who are at risk of offending by helping them to say NO to Gun and Knife crime, drug and alcohol abuse, violent and fraudulent acts, gang culture and moral bankruptcy. His programmes are a step-by-step process that helps offenders and people suffering from addictions to identify what it is they really want and how they can break barriers to take action to start a new life and change their lives, hence empowering them to positive life style.
He also worked as a volunteer chaplain at Kings College Hospital – NHS Foundation, London. He lives in London with his wife and four children.
Bar. Edward Obioha
GLOBAL SECRETARYAND DIRECTORLEGAL – DFWA
Bar. Edward Obioha
GLOBAL SECRETARYAND DIRECTORLEGAL – DFWA
He is a legal practitioner for over 19 years having been called to the roll of Solicitors of the supreme court of England and Wales in 2003. In the course of his practice, he has come across young people arrested on daily basis for crimes that ought not have been convicted but for alcohol and drug abuse or misuse.
Needless to say, that he had handled domestic violence casesas a result of drug abuse and had counselled many youths out of drug taking and today, they are useful members of the society.
He was a local government chairman of Orlu LGA in Imo State, Nigeria between 2010 and 2011, and worked hard to resolve many issues which centered on drug and alcohol abuse by youths. He visited over 110 rural communities in Orlu Local government Area and its’ environ which was dominated by issues of drug and alcohol misuse by youths and its attendant criminality.
Through the above work he had become aware of the heinous atrocity, rape on children and frequent violence all due to drug misuse and influences, as a result he is so passionate about the work of DFWA in her campaign to push for government intervention around laws and policy on drug usage/misuse and further champion drug education for the youths, community training and raising awareness.
The fourth of four children, he grew up in Nigeria. He received a bachelor’s degree in education and economics from the famous University of Nigeria, Nsukka and later proceeded to the University of North London where he obtained undergraduate and master’s degrees in law and currently practicing as a solicitor at A Vincent Solicitors Ltd in Woolwich, London.
Edward lives with his wife and four children in central London, United Kingdom.