‘Time to remember time to act’

Islamabad :This year, in continuation of the initiative taken last year, the Karim Khan Afridi Welfare Foundation (KKAWF) will commemorate the International Overdose Awareness Day On August 26 by organising, football matches between two professional teams of boys Islamabad versus Rawalpindi and two professional teams of girls in collaboration with the
Islamabad Football Association. The event is titled ‘Save Tomorrow II -- Time to Remember Time to Act’. Alive and Kickin' -- Do what we Do!

‘Save Tomorrow II’ is aimed at spreading awareness of overdose losses and to celebrate International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), encouraging the youth to get involved in sports and physical activities.

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on August 31 each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a legal and illegal drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have met with death or permanent injury as a result of drug overdose. To provide an opportunity for people to publicly mourn for loved ones, without feeling of guilt or shame.

Save Tomorrow II will take place at the Jinnah Stadium, on Saturday, 26th of August 2017. The sports activities are planned for students from different public and private educational institutions of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, who will participate with their counsellors and families.

Our aim also is to give community members information about the issue of fatal and non-fatal overdose, to send a strong message to current and former drug users that they are valued and their addiction can be treated and they can also be reintegrated into the society to stimulate discussion about the Drug Policy and the risks of overdose.