Sikkim Against Addiction Towards Healthy India

SAATHI is a school based Peer Education Model to prevent drug use disorders. The project was launched on the 26th of May, 2013. SAATHI was initially piloted in two government schools in Sikkim: Deorali Girl’s Senior Secondary and Tadong Senior Secondary School, to measure the effectiveness of the program. Afterward, it was upscaled to 30 schools in the year 2016-2017, and covered 100 schools by 2019.  Now, we are in SAATHI 2.0.

SAATHI was conceived on the premise that “There are no teachers, there are only learners” and therefore the system of ‘Peer Education’ was introduced. The aim of the project is to curb the issue of substance abuse and to aware students, parents, and school administration about the health and socio-economic implications of it. SAATHI empowers and enables the youth of Sikkim, through quality holistic education, to realize their full potential and understand their roles and responsibilities in making a meaningful contribution to the development of a prosperous and happy Sikkim.