MASA MASID is a community-based initiative to engage volunteers in the fight against criminality, corruption, and illegal drugs.
PURPOSE
To heighten community involvement by mobilizing the support of local stakeholders, volunteers, civic organizations, faith-based organizations, and the private sectors in the fight against illegal drugs.
Specifically, the Program aims to:
Intensify the advocacy and education campaign in the community;
Mobilize the community in gathering information by installing a reporting mechanism on the illegal activities in the locality;
Mobilize support group and encourage sharing of available resources to hasten the implementation of the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program; and
Create an enabling environment to encourage collaboration among the community partners to effectively implement the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
Demand Reduction through Advocacy and Education Campaigns
Supply Reduction through Information Gathering and Reporting
Community-Based Rehabilitation Program
Holistic intervention for recovering drug patient with focus on the healing of the body and soul
Covers psychological, neurological, spiritual and social dimensions
Focuses not only on the healing of the patients but also car
e for their families and the whole community
Will be facilitated by the Community Rehabilitation Network Program duration is 48 days depending the condition of the patient.
The Community-Based Rehabilitation Program has three (3) components namely:
Patients’ Care
Family Care
Community Care
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provincial Government
Ensure that the Anti-Drug Abuse Councils are organized and operational in the province, component cities, municipalities and barangays;
Provide support for the organization and mobilization of the MASA MASID Team and the Community Rehabilitation Network;
Provide support for the establishment of the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program;
Provide support to the treated/drug free individual by endorsing him/her for job opportunity; and
Monitor the implementation of the Program.
City/Municipal Government
Ensure that the Anti-Drug Abuse Councils are organized and operational in the city/municipality and component barangays;
Provide support for the organization and mobilization of the MASA MASID Team and the Community Rehabilitation Network;
Consolidate the location of the surrenderers;
Provide support for the establishment of the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program;
Organize activities with the participation of the drug patients and other members of the community such as sports, Zumba, tree planting, and livelihood activities for them to inter-act with other members of the community to minimize stigma towards individual undergoing rehabilitation;
Provide support to the treated/drug free individual by endorsing him/her for job opportunity; and
Monitor the implementation of the Program.
DILG Provincial Field Offices
Advocate the MASA MASID Program to the local government units;
Coordinate with and provide technical assistance to DILG Field Officers at the City/Municipal level in the implementation of the Program;
Orient the Expanded UBAS C/M TWG on the Program; and
Oversee the implementation of the Program in the component cities, municipalities and barangays and ensure its successful implementation.