Dubai: University students in UAE will have the chance to educate public by recording awareness clips about drug addiction, online bullying and addiction on video games, according to Dubai Police.
Students participating in the contest — called Hemaya Clip — stand to win a Dh100,000 prize as part of an initiative by Dubai Police announced in October 2019 to spread awareness about the dangers of consuming illegal painkillers.
It also stresses on a key element — family — in protecting children from substance abuse.
Winner to be announced
The winner will be announced in February.
Colonel Khalid Bin Moyazeh, deputy director of the Anti-narcotics Department at Dubai Police, said students from all nationalities are welcome to participate in the contest.
“Students from different nationalities are welcome to be part of the new contest to prevent and combat drugs and spread awareness. We want them to record innovative clips,” Colonel Bin Moyazeh said at a conference at Reel Cinema in Dubai Mall.
The contest is part of the Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid Photography Award.
Students were asked to send a 60-seconds video, between December 1 and 15, 2019.
The results will be announced next month, when winners will get a total price of Dh100,000.
Spreading awareness
Colonel Abdullah Matar Al Khayat, manager of Hemaya International Centre at Dubai Police, said, “Addiction is a worrying problem and all community members need to participate in the battle against drugs. The contest is a chance for university students to spread awareness.”
Lt Colonel Mohammad Al Suwaidi from Dubai Police said addiction to painkillers is proving to be a big challenge.
“Addiction to painkillers can be serious. This problem has become complicated in the light of the growing number of psychological medical drugs that are being accessed,” Col Al Suwaidi added.
Dubai police said that statistics indicate an increasing number of hours spent on the Internet exposes youngsters to internet addiction disorder against which society must guard itself.
Contest rules:
- To register for the Hemaya Clip contest, students need to visit www.Hemaya.ae/clip
- The clip should be no longer than 60 seconds
- Clips which are in Arabic must include English subtitles
