to visualize and understand completely the dangers and deliberately strive to stay away from drugs. That is where Chloe’ s work takes the spotlight.
Her campaigns become effective in educating children about the forms of drugs, the effects, and the dangers, although many schools still find it difficult to spare time for anti-drug seminars. She is currently still working on more approvals form the Ministry of Education concerning this issue. She mentions that another challenge for her is to bring the young generation to the level of understanding that their actions influence the country’ s leadership and future.“ If they understand that role to live not just for themselves but also for hundreds of millions of people, they will be much more careful with their lives,” she said. Most youths in this country do not dare to dream to become leaders, but look at our President. He himself came from a very humble background. Our youths of today need to realize their own potential and hope for the absolute dream. Chloe Purnama wishes to impart the public speaking and leadership abilities in the right way- a new leader generation that is free from drugs and free from corruption.
This work is very important to Chloe, and to all youths as well because it is for their future. Imagine what our children’ s world would be like when the current generation that is leading the country has been found to be affected by drugs during their youth. If more and more drugs continue to be exchanged and used in this country, think. Would our future be safe?
If it is not us, then who else will? God created this world for human to be responsible for. And it is our responsibility to God to care for each other even in any small way. Can PIONIR( Chloe’ s organization) really make a difference? We believe that together with all youths, we can. That is why PIONIR and other anti-drug organizations need support in the internal leadership as well. Any influential youths will add the strength to make a difference. We are Indonesians, and it is time to give back to this country.
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