Safe Valentine

Gramada

Date: 25 August 2011

Venue: in front of Gramada municipality

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 03 September 2011

Venue: Circuit Zolder

Sofia

Date: 09 September 2011

Venue: in front of Ministry of Health

Help me!

This world needs you,
as I need your hand…
This world loves you,
as I love your soul.
Help me, when I’m alone,
when something worries me,
and I will give you something else,
I will teach you what I know!
Help me when I need you in trouble!
Help me, when it is scary,
and I will free you from another danger!
Here is my hand, let it protect you, so you will not worry.
I give it to you, my powers, my heart…
Lets help each other with whatever is possible…
Lets live holding our hands!

Savina Atansova

Alcogoggles

The alcogoggles that simulate vision with different concentration of alcohol in the blood (e.g. between 0.7 and 1 promile), allow the participant to experience vision under influence while actually being sober.
The alcogoggles are an internationally popular evidenced-based prevention tool used to educate people of all ages about the consequences of alcohol misuse and abuse. The goggles use special lens technology that allows the wearer to experience a realistic simulation of impairment. They simulate six distinct impairment levels and are available in a clear or shaded version to simulate either daytime or nighttime conditions. A popular activity to conduct with them is to perform Standard Field Sobriety Tests such as walking a straight line heal-to-toe or the one-legged stand. Due to the loss of balance and equilibrium produced by the goggles, the wearer will exhibit behaviors that are similar to that of someone under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.

Safe Valentine

SPI Forschung gGmbH – Germany

Objectives:

- Informing about the incompability of alcohol and drugs while driving a vehicle
- General information about HIV/AIDS
- Informing about the dangers of unsafe sex
- Make free condoms available for everyone, who is interested in this action

MISTEL/SPI implemented several campaigns called Safe Valentine. In combination with the PEER-project on driving schools the Peer Educators got an additional qualification related to the subject safer sex, HIV/AIDS and love. In total we trained 24 volunteers. The campaigns took place (among the regular offer of PEER-units in driving schools) several times:
-   Valentines Day 2010, Movie Theatre
-   World AIDS Day on the 1st of December 2010, City Centre, Campus, Movie Theatre
-   15th of June 2010 in schools
-   21st of June 2010 in schools
-   Valentines Day on the 14th of February 2011, Driving School
Young people had the opportunity to talk with the volunteers about subjects like Love, HIV/AIDS and safer sex, as well as sober driving. Among the discussions the young people received a Valentine’s postcard with a condom inside. They can present this postcard to their boyfriend/girlfriend. Information about the prevention topics of alcohol and drugs in connection with road use were available for these youngsters.

For the campaign you need: condoms, postcards for the HIV/AIDS campaign, information materials (Flyer, Brochures) for the PEER-project on driving schools; alcovision goggles and cones.

Partypeers: VAD – Belgium

Partypeers objectives are:

- Informing and sensitizing about the effects and risks of alcohol and illegal drugs use in recreational settings.
- Informing and sensitizing about the effects and risks of alcohol, illegal drugs use and tiredness on driving skills.
- Informing about the legal aspects of driving under influence of alcohol and illegal drugs.
- Drivers take a break (pit stop) on their way home.
Alive: Responsible Young Drivers - Luxembourg

Objectives:

- Develop the sense of responsibility regarding risky behaviors
- Increase the awareness regarding the use of prevention tools
- Encourage indirect actors to sensitize their friends, lovers… to take up a responsible attitude on the road as in their relationship.
Eight giant steps for health promotion: LASER EUROPE - France

The campaign is a multi dimensional approach of health care. The health is a global topic and its education and danger awareness take a lot of figures. The interest in this Tour is to coordinate many health topics and to educate young people in one plenty day.
The action aims to sensitize the youngsters on important topics of health, to tackle the problem of risky behaviors among 16-29 years, to reduce the prevalence of not suitable health conducts.
Road of illusions: Road Safety Institute „Panos Mylonas” – Greece

Objectives:

- To convince, mainly young people, to drive safely without being under the influence of alcohol
- To inform the participants about the results of hyper-consumption of alcohol when they are driving and not only
- To change the mentality of drink and driving