News – DAP

Published on April 29, 2024

Job Alert

#JobAlert: We are excited to announce that we are currently #hiring a Deputy Director for The Colombo Plan’s Drug Advisory Programme (DAP). If...

Published on April 27, 2024

The Training on Basic UTC 3 and 4 for Nepal

The training on Basic UTC 3 and 4 for Nepal commenced last Monday with the participation of 24 Addiction Professionals...

Published on April 25, 2024

Strengthening Prevention Practices: Colombo Plan Trains Central Asian Practitioners on Universal Prevention Curriculum

In 2024 within the framework of expanding the reach of INL-sponsored DDR capacity enhancement interventions in Central Asia Colombo Plan...

Published on April 25, 2024

DAP PRESENCE AT THE RX AND ILLICIT DRUG SUMMIT 2024

DAY 02 – Tuesday, 2 April 2024 Day 2 of the #RxSummit2024 began with an impactful Plenary Session featuring a...

Published on March 16, 2024

DAP’S PRESENCE AT THE 67TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION OF NARCOTICS DRUGS (CND)

THURSDAY, 21 MARCH 2024 #CND67 Side Event: Join The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme – DAP this Thursday, March 21st,...

Published on March 4, 2024

The Colombo Plan Small Grants Award Programme

The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (CPDAP) invites qualified organisations to submit proposals for grants funding to implement drug demand...

Published on November 14, 2023

The Colombo Plan National Secretariats Meeting (NSM) 2023

The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (CPDAP) launched the National Secretariats Meeting (NSM) in the vibrant city of Manila, Philippines....

Published on October 24, 2023

Public Health Alerts

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Xylazine potentiates the lethal but not the rewarding effects of fentanyl in mice The results of...

Published on March 13, 2023

DAP’s presence at the 66th Session of the Commission of Narcotics Drugs (CND)

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is one of the functional commissions of the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council...

Published on March 10, 2022

The Colombo Plan Fellowship Program

The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (CPDAP), with funding from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),...

Published on February 21, 2022

Call for Applications – Recovery Allies Online TOT

The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (CPDAP) is organizing two cycles of Virtual Training of Trainers (TOT) on “Delivering Recovery...

Published on January 12, 2022

ISSUP International Conference 2022

We are delighted to see your enthusiasm and the flow of applications for the ISSUP Abu Dhabi 2022. Are you...

Published on August 4, 2021

ANNOUNCING SELF-LED ONLINE UTC 8: ETHICS FOR ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS

The Colombo Plan’s Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) and the Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC) are excited to announce...

Published on July 20, 2021

INDONESIA: VIRTUAL TOT ON CHILD COURSE 1 -INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

DAP has initiated the very first virtual TOT on CHILD Curriculum. The first training on Course 1 commenced on 5th...

Published on July 20, 2021

VIRTUAL TRAINING ON MENTORSHIP COURSE 4 – BASIC COUNSELLING SKILLS FOR ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS

University of South Florida (USF) together with DAP initiated a training on Mentorship Course 4 for 16 Addiction Professionals coming...

Published on June 25, 2021

ESTHER WINS DAP WORLD DRUG DAY 2021 QUIZ

Esther Asiome, UTC National Trainer from Ghana won the DAP World Drug Day quiz beating four other participants. She gets...

Published on June 24, 2021

DAP WORLD DRUG DAY 2021 QUIZ

The final round of the quiz organized by DAP to mark the World Drug Day 2021 will take place on...

Published on June 11, 2021

INDONESIA: COORDINATION MEETING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA AND DAP

Coordination Meeting on Cooperation between the Government of Indonesia and the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme in Drug Demand Reduction...

Published on June 9, 2021

UPCOMING EVENTS: August 2021

Panama 03 Aug – 07 Dec: ToT on Universal Prevention Curriculum Africa/Asia 02 Aug – 22 Sept: Piloting of Online...

Published on June 5, 2021

WALK-THROUGH TRAINING ON UPC – MANAGERS & SUPERVISORS

https://dap-colomboplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zoom-Meeting-2021-06-01-11-51-10_Trim-2_Trim.mp4 The Drug Advisory Programme in partnership with the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) ITTC, Abu Dhabi, UAE organized a five...

Published on June 4, 2021

SEYCHELLES: ToT on UTC 6, 7 & 8

DAP started the third cycle of UTC Basic Level ToT for national trainers from the Seychelles on 04 June 2021....

Published on May 25, 2021

CLOSING CEREMONY OF UPC CORE COURSE 10 FOR FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Closing ceremony of the Universal Prevention Curriculum for Substance Use (UPC) Online Training of Trainers on UPC CORE COURSE 10:...

Published on May 20, 2021

DAP ACTIVITY REPORT 2020

DAP Activity Report for the year 2020 is now available on this website.

Published on May 20, 2021

DAP WEBSITE IS LAUNCHED

Watch the launch held on 20 May 2020 on https://fb.watch/5ChEOz2P9Z/

Published on May 19, 2021

UPCOMING EVENTS: July 2021

Philippines July 5-9, 12-16: Virtual Training on the UPC Course 5: School-based Prevention Interventions for the Philippine National Police and Philippine...

Published on May 18, 2021

UPCOMING EVENTS: June 2021

Asia May 24 – July 26: Pilot English UPC Practitioners Core Course Instructor Led Online for Asia UAE May 31 –...

Published on May 17, 2021

PHILIPPINES: UTC TEXTBOOK MANUAL ADAPTATION

As one of the project components of 2019-PH-009: Enhancing of Treatment and Prevention Programmes for the Philippines, The Colombo Plan...

Published on April 20, 2021

CONVERSION OF FACE-TO-FACE COURSES INTO ONLINE

DAP is currently collaborating with eight organizations to convert Universal Prevention and Treatment Curricula into online courses. Adapting face-to-face materials...

Published on March 31, 2021

PAKISTAN: ONLINE BASIC UTC TRAINING

Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) working in collaboration with Ministry of Narcotics Control (MNC), Govt. of Pakistan and Bureau of International Narcotics...

Published on March 18, 2021

TOT ON THE UNIVERSAL PREVENTION CURRICULUM (UPC) PRACTITIONER SERIES: CORE COURSE 10 FOR FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES

On 16 March 2021 DAP rolled out the first ever TOT in on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Practitioner Series...

Published on February 27, 2021

TRAINING ON THE INTERSECTION OF SUBSTANCE USE AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY (SOGI) FOR LATIN AMERICA

DAP Field Office for Latin America and Caribbean Training Dissemination, is conducting a Training on the Intersection of Substance Use...

Published on February 19, 2021

VIRTUAL TREATMENT ADVISORY GROUP (TEAG)

The online Treatment Expert Advisory Group (TEAG) meeting was convened to review the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Mentorship Course on...

Published on January 4, 2021

INDONESIA: UTC ECHO TRAINING INITIATIVES JULY – DECEMBER 2020

The National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BNN) continues to regularly hold a series of basic level training...

Published on December 14, 2020

DAP’S ERRY WIJOYO WINS BNN FOREIGN PARTNER AWARD

Our colleague Erry Wijoyo is among this year’s recipients of the BNN (National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia)...

Published on December 6, 2020

Recovery Curricula: Two Cycles of Virtual Pilot Training on Recovery Allies Course

Pilot trainings of the Recovery Allies Curriculum under were conducted from October to December under two batches. The trainings were...

Published on November 6, 2020

Virtual Training on Addiction Severity Index (ASI) for Maldives

A Virtual Training on Addiction Severity Index (ASI) was conducted from 02 to 05 November 2020 for 23 officials representing...

Published on November 1, 2020

PHILIPPINES: BASIC UTC 4 & 6

DAP organised this training on Basic Counselling Skills for Addiction Professionals (UTC 4) and Case Management for Addiction Professionals (UTC...

Published on October 13, 2020

INDONESIA: NATIONAL TOT ON UTC 5

Since 2020, the Indonesian government through the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the Ministry of Labor (Kemenaker) and the Ministry of...

Published on August 31, 2020

INDONESIA: EXPERT WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RURAL-BASED PREVENTION AND TREATMENT CURRICULUM

The 2017-ID-016 project on “Support for Community Outreach and Drop-in Centers in Indonesia” has been successfully completed by achieving all...

Published on July 16, 2020

INDONESIA: RECAP OF BASIC UTC TRAININGS JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020

The National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BNN) in collaboration with DAP continued to regularly hold series...

Published on July 15, 2020

BANGLADESH: SUPPORT TO TREATMENT CENTRES FOR CHILDREN

DAP supports the operations of APON, a Bangladeshi NGO that runs a drug treatment Outreach Drop-in Centre (ODIC) for children....

Published on July 15, 2020

INDIA: SUPPORT TO TREATMENT CENTRES FOR CHILDREN

The Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses (SPYM) in India, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina (UNC),...

Published on June 30, 2020

RECAP OF DAP INITIATIVES IN AFRICA JULY 2019 – JUNE 2020

Since its first intervention in 2010 in the region, DAP has carved out a strong leadership role in the drug...

Published on June 30, 2020

VIRTUAL PEER AND RECOVERY ALLIES COURSES

DAP has developed PEER and RECOVERY ALLIES Courses of Universal Recovery Curriculum (URC) with the expertise of Ms Nancy Dudley...

Published on June 30, 2020

ONLINE BASIC UTC MENTORING CURRICULUM

DAP has successfully developed a mentoring structure for the Basic Level UTC Curriculum with the expertise of the University of...

Published on June 30, 2020

DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH CURRICULUM

DAP has been implementing youth congresses and youth forum since 2002. The youth programme model was revised in 2012 with...

Published on June 15, 2020

PEER COURSE FOR ASIA AND AFRICA

The first training of the PEER course for Asia and Africa was held virtually via Zoom from 26 May to...

Published on June 15, 2020

PHILIPPINES: WEBINAR ON CARING FOR YOUR CHILD

UNODC Philippines organised a webinar on “Caring for your Children in Response to the COVID-19 situation” on 10 June, 2020...

Published on June 6, 2020

Recovery Curricula: Virtual Pilot Training on PEER Course

The first ever pilot training following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak was carried out on Peer Experiences Empower Recovery (PEER) Course...

Published on April 1, 2020

INDONESIA : ECHO ONLINE TRAINING FOR CHILD INTERVENTION FOR LIVING DRUG-FREE (CHILD) CURRICULUM

The Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) of the Colombo Plan in collaboration with the National Narcotics Board of the Republic of...

Published on March 20, 2020

SEYCHELLES : COMPLETION OF UTC 3 & 4 FOR NATIONAL TRAINERS

The Colombo Plan in collaboration with the Agency for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation (APDAR) conducted the second cycle...

Published on March 15, 2020

SRI LANKA: CHILD CURRICULUM TRAINING

A TOT on CHILD Curriculum Courses 1, 2 and 3, was conducted from 24 February to March 5, 2020 in...

Published on March 15, 2020

TUNISIA : TOT ON UTC 5 AND REFRESHER COURSE HELD IN TUNIS

The fourth and last cycle of UTC Basic Level for Tunisian national trainers took place from 25 February to 04...

Published on March 15, 2020

CAMEROON : CAMEROON COMPLETES UTC BASIC LEVEL

The last cycle of training on UTC Basic Level for national trainers in Cameroon took place from 28 February to...

Published on February 29, 2020

PHILIPPINES: TRAINING FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTITUTIONS

DAP is implementing project Substance Use Disorder Training for Criminal Justice Institutions and Universities in Philippines to strengthen drug demand...

Published on February 29, 2020

BAHAMAS: UTC ADVANCED COURSES 13 & 16

This TOT on UTC advanced 13 and 16 was directed to national trainers that passed their ICAP-I certification, and took...

Published on February 16, 2020

PHILIPPINES: UPC-I FAMILY-BASED PREVENTION

A TOT was conducted for 16 participants (six males and ten females) from multidisciplinary background from across various institutions and...

Published on February 16, 2020

URUGUAY: UTC BASIC LEVEL 5 – 8

This training on UTC 5-8 was directed to professionals of the Drugs Commission, and other sectors of interest such...

Published on February 15, 2020

EGYPT : COLOMBO PLAN’S FIRST EVER INITIATIVE IN EGYPT

Colombo Plan’s first ever training initiative in Egypt, UTC Basic Level Walk-Through for 27 psychiatrists took place from 08 -18...

Published on February 13, 2020

MEXICO: UTC BASIC LEVEL 5 – 8

This Walkthrough on UTC 1-4 was directed to professionals of the Treatment Centers and Universities, from February 17th to 21st,...

Published on January 26, 2020

CHILE: UTC BASIC LEVEL 1-4

This training on UTC 1 to 4 was directed to Chilean treatment professionals and it took place between January 20...

Published on January 25, 2020

BAHAMAS: UTC ADVANCED COURSES 18 & 20

This TOT on UTC advanced 18 & 20 was directed to national trainers that passed their ICAP-I certification, and took...

Published on January 20, 2020

MEXICO: UTC BASIC LEVEL 1-4

This Walkthrough UTC 1-4 was directed to professionals of the Treatment Centers and Universities, and took place from January 13th...

Published on January 15, 2020

MALAYSIA: UPC-I FAMILY-BASED PREVENTION

DAP conducted the TOT on the UPC-I, Course 2: Family-based Prevention for 22 Malaysian national trainers at the National Anti-Drug...

Published on December 16, 2019

TURKMENISTAN: NATIONAL TOT ON UTC ADVANCED COURSES

DAP organised two cycles of National TOT on UTC Advanced level for addiction professionals in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan for those who...

Published on December 15, 2019

COLOMBIA: UTC BASIC LEVEL 5-8

The Walkthrough UTC 5-8 was directed to professionals of the Ministry of Health, Treatment Centers and Universities, and took place...

Published on November 25, 2019

COLOMBIA: UPC CORE TOT FOR LATIN AMERICA

This Training of Trainers on UPC Core was directed to prevention Professionals from Latin America and took place in Cartagena-Colombia,...

Published on November 15, 2019

BAHAMAS: UTC ADVANCED COURSES 9 & 17

The TOT on UTC advanced was directed to national trainers that passed their ICAP-I certification, and took place between November...

Published on November 15, 2019

NIGER : TOT ON UTC 5 AND REFRESHER COURSE HELD IN NIAMEY

From 01-11 November 2019, the fourth cycle of training of trainers on the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders...

Published on November 15, 2019

BURKINA FASO : BURKINA FASO COMPLETS UTC BASIC LEVEL AND ICAP 1 EXAMINATION

From 04 – 11 November 2019, Colombo Plan in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Security...

Published on November 13, 2019

URUGUAY: UTC BASIC LEVEL 1-4

This Walkthrough was directed to professionals of the Drugs Commission, and other sectors of interest such as the Ministry of...

Published on October 31, 2019

1ST CARIBBEAN YOUTH FORUM

DAP, in collaboration CICAD, OAS, organised the 1st Caribbean Youth Forum in Barbados from 21 to 25 October, 2019. DAP...

Published on October 30, 2019

PERU: WALKTHROUGH UTC 5 – 8

The Walkthrough on UTC 5 to 8 was directed to professionals of the Ministry of Health, and other sectors of...

Published on October 15, 2019

PAKISTAN: ENHANCEMENT WORKSHOP ON UPC- 1 CORE COURSE

A three-day Enhancement Workshop on the UPC-Implementer Series, Core Course was held from 30 September to 2 October, 2019 for...

Published on October 15, 2019

MALAYSIA: UPC-I CORE COURSE

The TOT on the UPC-I, Core Course For Malaysian national trainers was organized to train 23 participants from the National...

Published on October 13, 2019

BAHAMAS: UTC ADVANCED COURSES 10 & 15

The TOT on UTC advanced was directed to national trainers that passed their ICAP-I certification, and took place between September...

Published on October 1, 2019

ARGENTINA: WALKTHROUGH UTC 5 – 8

This Walkthrough was directed to University Academics from September 23rd thru to September 27th, 2019 in Buenos Aires Argentina. Mr....

Published on September 30, 2019

PERU: UTC BASIC 1- 4

This Walkthrough was directed to professionals of the Ministry of Health, and other sectors of interest such as the Ministry...

Published on September 15, 2019

BAHAMAS: UTC ADVANCED COURSES 19 & 21

This TOT on UTC advanced was directed to national trainers that passed their ICAP-I certification and took place from 9...

Published on September 15, 2019

ESWATINI : COMPLETION OF 2ND CYCLE OF UTC BASIC LEVEL

The Colombo Plan conducted an 8 day TOT for 21 Eswatini professionals from the Ministry of Health and civil society...

Published on September 15, 2019

GAMBIA : GAMBIA COMPLETES UTC BASIC LEVEL

The Colombo Plan, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), conducted the fourth and last cycle...

Published on September 13, 2019

COLOMBIA: UPC COORDINATORS COURSE 1 – INTRODUCTION TO PREVENTION SCIENCE

This UPC TOT Walkthrough aiming to finalize the training of the Latin America regional UPC Coordinator Series trainer’s cohort between...

Published on August 31, 2019

BHUTAN: UPC-I SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION

DAP, in collaboration with Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA), Royal Government of Bhutan conducted the Training of Trainers on Universal...

Published on August 15, 2019

UTC ADVANCE COURSES FOR CENTRAL ASIA

A TOT on UTC Advance Course 14: Working with Families with Substance Use Disorders, and UTC 17: Case Management Skills...

Published on August 15, 2019

MALDIVES: BASIC UTC 1 & 2

Physiology and Pharmacology for Addiction Professionals and UTC 2: The Continuum of Care for Addiction Professionals, was held from 22...

Published on August 15, 2019

NIGERIA : TRAINING ON UPC PRACTITIONERS SERIES SCHOOL TRACK

The Colombo Plan conducted the second phase of training of trainers for Nigerian professionals on the UPC Practitioner Series School...

Published on August 15, 2019

KENYA : TRAINING OF 27 KENYAN NATIONAL TRAINERS ON UPC PRACTITIONER SERIES SCHOOL TRACK

The Colombo Plan conducted the first phase of training of trainers for Kenyan professionals drawn from the Ministry of Education...

Published on August 10, 2019

THAILAND: UPC COURSE 9

A TOT on UPC Course 9 was held at Princess Mother National Institute on Drug Abuse Treatment (PMNIDAT) with the...

Published on August 5, 2019

ECUADOR: UPC IMPLEMENTERS CORE

This training aimed to train national UPC Trainers on Implementers Core between July 29 and August 3rd, 2019. Trainers for...

Published on July 31, 2019

SOUTH KOREA: WALKTHROUGH ON BASIC UTC

A 10-day walk-through training for 30 Korean addiction professionals was held from 8 to 18 July, 2019 in Seoul, South...

Published on July 16, 2019

5TH ISSUP WORKSHOP

The 5th International Workshop of the International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP) was held in Vienna,...

Published on June 30, 2019

PARAGUAY: UPC-C WALKTHROUGH ON COURSES 4, 5 & 6

This initiative has been organized and funded jointly with CICAD. It aimed to prepare a cohort of Latin American Regional...

Published on June 24, 2019

PARAGUAY: CREDENTIALING – ICAP I AND ICAP II

15 professionals from the National Drug Commission SENAD (Servicio Nacional de Drogas) and Universities took the credentialing examination on June...

Published on June 20, 2019

ARGENTINA: UTC 1-4 TRAINING FOR LATIN AMERICAN SUD PROFESSIONALS

This training aimed to prepare 25 national trainers form government and 15 universities across Argentina in the UTC courses 1...

Published on June 15, 2019

PARAGUAY: TOT ON UPC IMPLEMENTER SERIES – CORE COURSE

This initiative aimed to pilot test the revised version (Kenia, 2018) of the UPC Implementer series CORE course. This time...

Published on June 13, 2019

CHILE: CREDENTIALING – ICAP I AND ICAP II

16 Treatment Professionals from Universities and the National Drug Commission SENDA (Servicio Nacional para la Prevención y Rehabilitación del Consumo...

Published on June 13, 2019

PARAGUAY: UTC REFRESHER 1-8 IN ASUNCIÓN

15 of the 24 professionals trained in the UTC courses previously conducted, decided to take the ICAP credentialing examination. Colombo...

Published on May 15, 2019

GUATEMALA: TOT FOR REGIONAL TRAINERS ON UPC COURSE 1

This initiative has been organized and funded jointly with CICAD. It aimed to prepare a cohort of Latin American Regional...

Published on May 15, 2019

UGANDA : TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON UPC IMPEMENTER- SCHOOL TRACK

From 20 to 22 May 2019, The Colombo Plan in partnership with the Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) and the...

Published on April 30, 2019

GUATEMALA: TRAINING OF NATIONAL TRAINERS ON UTC 6-8

This is the third of three trainings focused on completing the UTC training of two cohorts of Guatemala treatment providers...

Published on April 15, 2019

BOTSWANA : TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON ADVANCED UTC 14 & 17

Training of Botswana National Trainers in Advanced UTC Course 14 (Working with the Family) and Course 17 (Case Management) Organized...

Published on April 15, 2019

BOTSWANA: TOT ON UPC -1 CORE COURSE IN BOTSWANA

Gaborone, Botswana The Colombo Plan, in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana conducted a Training of Trainers on...

Published on March 31, 2019

GUATEMALA: TRAINING OF NATIONAL TRAINERS ON UTC 4 & 5

This is the second of three trainings focused on completing the UTC training of two cohorts of Guatemala treatment providers...

Published on February 13, 2019

GUATEMALA: TRAINING OF NATIONAL TRAINERS ON UTC 1-3

This is the first of three trainings focused on completing the UTC training of two cohorts of Guatemala treatment providers...