Promoting Positive Drinking:

Did you know that 50% of teenagers below the drinking age drink alcohol on a regular basis?

Did you also know that someone who starts drinking under the age of 18, is four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than someone who starts consuming booze after the age of 20?

One of our aims is to promote the positive role for alcohol in societies by changing the way that the world drinks for the better and tackling underage drinking.

In 2020, DSA piloted Smashed Live, an interactive play which educates students on the dangers of underage drinking and empowers them to make choices to keep themselves and others safe from harm.

Through dramatic theatrical lessons and interactive activities, the programme aims to help increase social awareness and decision-making skills needed to make responsible choices about alcohol when they reach legal drinking age.

It’s amazing to see how the learners’ attitudes are changed through interactive workshops where they are asked to share what they would differently after seeing Smashed!

We are proud to announce that we have delivered this play to 2000 learners in Grades 8 and 9 across Gauteng, focusing particularly on areas where underage drinking is most prominent.

Going forward, we are aiming to have an even wider reach by looking at delivering the program both live and online.