Youths Against Smoking
Despite the new wave of regional regulations on smoke-free areas, prevalence of smoking in Indonesia remains high. According to a 2013 study by the health ministry, 85 percent of Indonesian households are exposed to tobacco smoke while tobacco-related deaths number around 240,000 annually. Youths are now acting to put a stop to the high number of tobacco deaths. Middle and high school students in Padang, West Sumatra, and in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, are actively combating the disturbing trend by staging a variety of creative campaigns as well as taking down cigarette ad banners placed near schools. In Bali, the Global Anti-Cigarette Movement community, called '9cm', is intensively raising awareness on the dangers of smoking through radio ads and in schools. A Tempo English special report.
March 28, 2017
Say 'No' to Cigarettes
High school students in Mataram and Padang are engaged in a movement against cigarette ads. Since December 2016, students have taken down hundreds of cigarette ad banners.
Annysa Kurnia Sandra, 16, has been keeping busy. After school, the 10th grader at Padang State High School 9 would visit a number of food stalls and kiosks near school, to persuade their owners to take down cigarette ad banners. Annysa would also tell kios
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