Uruguay
Punta del Este Launches Pilot Nautical and Fishing Training Program for People in Drug Treatment
The initiative, called Project Sargo, will run through November with weekly sessions at the Punta del Este Fishing Club. According to the National Drug Secretariat and La Diaria, it seeks to add educational, labor, and community tools to treatment.
In Punta del Este, Project Sargo has begun, a program aimed at people undergoing treatment for problematic substance use that offers training in nautical and fishing activities. According to La Diaria, the initiative was promoted by the Punta del Este Fishing Club and is coordinated with the Ministry of Social Development, the Ministry of Public Health, and the National Drug Secretariat.
According to the description released by the National Drug Secretariat and cited by La Diaria, the plan seeks to complement the health approach with educational, cultural, and social dimensions. The goal is to promote sustained recovery and encourage the socioeducational and labor inclusion of participants.
The program provides for a weekly training session, from 9.00 to 13.00, and will run through November. Activities take place aboard the Sol y Ríos vessel, from the Fishing Club, which departs from the La Pastora pier, at stop 3 of Playa Mansa. In case of bad weather, the proposal continues at the club headquarters with theoretical workshops, assembly, fishing handling, and environmental training.
Among the topics covered are equipment handling, trips out to sea, knowledge of the fishing grounds in the area, cleaning of catches, evaluation of techniques and precautions, as well as recognition of local species and preservation of the marine ecosystem. It also aims to develop skills such as teamwork, responsibility, and frustration management.
According to La Diaria, the plan is aimed at people linked to devices in the National Drug Network in Maldonado, health providers, and other institutions related to the Departmental Drug Board, Mides, and the MSP. The weekly group will be made up of ten users, with technical support from operators of the participating institutions and instruction provided by fishermen from the club.
The initiative also provides that this first experience will serve as the basis for a future stage of labor insertion, with possible coordination with actors in the fishing and gastronomy sectors and public agencies. The target set by the project is for at least 70% of the referred people to complete the planned process.
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