About this initiative Dr. Anoushiravan Mohseni Bandpei, head of the State Welfare Organization, says, “in order to empower students and tackle with the social harms through on-time and effective interference using a growth-based preventive approach, this initiative, as a pilot plan, has been executed in six provinces including Alborz, Tehran, Sistan-Baluchestan.”

“This project is conducted with contribution of 9 entities including Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Interior, Prevention Deputy of Judiciary Power, Barakat Foundation, an affiliated entity of EIKO, Imam Khomeini Relief Committee and the State Welfare Organization for students in two grades of the first 6-year and second 6-year and is considered as a pivot for compiling educational contents which must be prepared by State Welfare Organization. These education packages are about social life, increasing living skills, increasing the capacity of being criticized, comprehensive growth and evolution,” he added.

“NAMAD Initiative is a scientific and professional plan whose educational content has been provided by professors of Allameh Tabatabee University, University of Social Welfare And Rehabilitation Sciences and Faculties of Sociology and Psychology. This initiative follows some certain purposes such as socialization, enhancing living skills, the ability to say “no” to wrong compliments and prevention of mistakes,” Dr. Mohseni Bandpei said.