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PRESENTATION

NSIA -A Non Profi t Organizati on

Registered at the Lebanese Minist ry of I nter ior

Under the Nbr. 1241/2010

[NSIA ( Non Smoking I nternational Assosiation ) ]


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1.7 Tr i l l ion Cigarettes a year

3 Mi l l ion Cigarettes a minute

10 Mi l l ion wor ldwide

15 Billion are sold each day


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OVERVIEW:

WHO WE ARE :

NSIA ( Non Smoking I nternational Association ) is aNon-Profithealth organization, based in Lebanon, which works in the field of

Tobacco Control all over the world, in the aim of fighting smoking

and reducing its spreading, especially among youth, minors,

students, pregnant , inf ir m and sick.

Its a professional and dynamic Advocacy which aims to bringawareness to the people and the government about the risks of

smoking and i ts second hand effects in an effort to put an end to an

un-announced mass suicide.

It has been registered at the Lebanese Ministry of Interior underthe Nbr . 1241/2010, and aims to become a Non Government al

Organization.

WHAT WE DO :

Protect present and future generations from tobacco consumptionand exposure to tobacco smoke.

Build a network of activists and encourage them to exchange ideas,coordinate research, elaborate personal activities in their ownsociety and promote all types of anti-smoking campaigns.

Develop educational programs to fight tobacco use, especially inEducat ional I nst it ut ions.


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Develop and support studies and researches that contribute to thetreatment of patients and/or provide resources to help quit

smoking, especially in developing countries.

H OW WE OPERATE :

Work hand in hand with the appropriate authorities andVolunteers to:

1-Promote the cul ture of Non Smoking2- Inst igate aggressive smoking banning laws for indoor places3- I nt roduce laws for smoking banning in out door areas

Address the youth that form the upcoming generations in methodsthat can reach t hem easily and appeal t o them:

1- School Programs at elementary and intermediate levels

2- Awareness Campaigns:

a- Celebri t ies Test imonials

b- Fund raising Music Concer ts

c- Pr inted Ads and Animated Ads

3- Tobacco free sports & Activities

4- Tobacco free exclusive entertainment and amusement centers

and clubs


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1.1 Bi l l ion Smokers in the wor ld

1.6 Billion Smokers expected in 2025


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OUR MISSION:

To create a Smoke Free World, by investing in Tobacco Free

Initiatives Programs and Researches, and elaborating newProjects and Activities that leads to achieve this mission, in

collaboration with Donors, Philanthropic Foundations, United

Nati ons Agencies, I ntergovernmental Organizat ions,

International Nongovernmental Organizations, Media, and the

Private Sector .

OUR VISION:

- To assure to our children a healthy life and for every humanbeing a clean and safe environment .

- To eliminate illness and death caused by tobacco, includingsecond-hand smoke.

- To achieve a real Smoke Fr ee World.

OUR VALUES:

We work under these condi t ions:

- Equality : By making the just ice, our fundament al pr inciple.- Accountability : By making the credibility, our standard

practice.

- Commitment : By making the honesty, our daily manner .- Ethics : By making the dignity, our existence condition.


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Every 8 seconds a human been dies from Tobacco Use in the

wor ld that t ranslates to approximately 5 Mi l l ion Deaths

annually.


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OUR OBJECTIVES:

1. Reduce the spread of the scourge of smoking in societies,especially among children, pregnant women, infirm, sick, minors

and students.

2. Protect children from effects of smoking, and urge teenagers torefrain from smoking habits, and encourage smokers to give up

through the provision of alt ernat ives which are less harmful and

more useful for human healt h.

3. Ban smoking in workplaces and public transport, public andprivate indoor venues and facilities, furthermore, prevent

smoking and sale of cigarettes on board airlines.

4. Oblige restaurants, coffee shops, clubs, and pubs to reserverespectable areas of smoke-free.

5. Prevent non-smokers from beginning to smoke and becomingaddicted t o tobacco.

6. Help smokers and those suffering from tobacco addiction to quitsmoking, successfully, through websites, activities and othereducational venues.

7. Promote the right of individuals to breathe air unpolluted bytobacco smoke.

8. Assist in the attainment of a smoke-free society all over theworld.

9. Establish in-house programs to fight tobacco use at the local,regional and international levels.

10. Enact peer teaching programs, empowering youth to defendthemselves against the onslaught of advertising and peerpressure.


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11. Enact and undertake comprehensive bans on tobaccoadvertising, promotion and sponsorship, in all media avenues

and networks.

12. Implement programs to remind physicians to take a proactiverole wi th their smoki ng patients, intervening and asking them toquit.

13. Stimulate physicians to educate patients about smokingharmful and fatal effects, and work in the best and richest waysto t reat t hem.

14. Provide free medical consultations to smokers, conducted byspecialt y doctors and t herapists.

15. Organize fundraising campaigns and collect contributions,grants, donations and sponsorships of all types of materials for

the implementation of outreach programs and support for

patients attained by cancer and lung diseases caused by smoking

and suppor t all act iv i t ies set up by the associat ion.

16. Establish outreach centers fixed and mobile, local and global.17. Develop dir ect educati onal and interact ive Television and Radio

programs to fight tobacco use at local, r egional and int ernat ionallevels.

18. Raise the awareness of young people to the dangers of smokingby movie stars, artists, celebrities, and invite all of them to

volunt eer and cont r ibute to the ad awareness.

19. Establish international conferences, exhibitions, seminars,forums, lectures and awareness campaigns about smoking fatal

effects, especially in schools, universities and educational

institutions, in order to ban smoking in all schools, colleges andinstitutes.


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20. Print, produce and distribute periodical publications,brochures, calendars, stickers, posters and postcards promoting

the prevention of smoking, moreover to produce publications

covering all activities of the organization and international

conferences, over and above to publish articles and studies onanti-smoking and direct risks on health in all media networks

and mainstr eam channels.

21. Support studies and researches that contribute to thet reatment of pat ients wit h smoking and/or those that create new

ideas and innovations or provide resources to quit smoking.

22. Call on young volunteers to work to reduce smoking in society,and assist the association in the organization and disseminationof i t s cult ural act ivi t ies.

23. Act to compel production companies and tobacco manufacturersto reduce the Nicotine content to 0.6 mg and Tar level to 10 mg

per cigarette, and increase the area health warning on cigarette

packets.

24. Implement pictorial tobacco warning labels or pictograms oncigarette and tobacco packets and packages that covers at least30 to 50 percent or more of the display areas, to increase

thoughts about the harms of smoking.

25. Ban misleading and deceptive Terms on cigarette packagingsuch as L ight , Low-tar and Mi ld.

26. Str engthen tobacco cont rol legislati on and regulati ons affect ingfactors such as second-hand smoke, tobacco-related pricing,

label ing, adver t ising and sponsorship.

27. Adopt or maintain high taxation policies aimed at reducingtobacco consumpt ion.

28. Combat Illicit trade in tobacco products which requiremonitoring, documenting and controlling product movement as


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well as including origin and destination information onpackaging plus enacting legislation with appropriate penalties

and remedies.

29. Work on enforcing laws and regulations and take actions thatprohibit smoking in public places and / or work on updates inaccordance wi th i nt ernat ional t reat ies and agreements as wel l as

international laws against smoking, and urge the authorities to

increase import dut ies on cigaret tes and tobacco products.

30. Join and cooperate wit h t he Wor ld Health Organizat ion to fightsmoking and to support all its activities with a view to wider

dissemination of health education on the dangers of smoking

worldwide.

31. Cooperate with the worlds Non Profit and Non GovernmentalOrganizations, unions, associations and councils, trade unions,

entities and groupings and committees of Local, Arab and

International similar, exchange of experience and support the

pr incipl es and common object ives.

32. Organize a contest for the best idea or design which can spreadthe cul ture of smoki ng prevent ion and fight against i t .

33. Organize concerts, festivals, special events and all types ofact ivi t ies that cont r ibut e to the reduct ion of smoki ng prevalence

and control, with profits devoted to support the objectives of the

organization.


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OUR LINKS:

Joining our network, will put you in connection with our

Activities & News, and provide you with the opportunity to access all

Information and Resources related to NSIA, to share your Comments

and Suggestions with the network members, as well as it helps us

spreading our message all over the world to permanently forget

smoking and save our l ife and planet.

1 Social M edia Netw orks :

( Facebook )

To Join Our Group :

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sani.nsia/

To L ike our Page :

https://www.facebook.com/NSIA.NonSmokingInternationalAssociation

To suppor t Our Cause :http://www.causes.com/causes/628945-non-smoking-international-

association-nsia

2 Websites :

We reserved a domain name for NSIA as follows : www.nsia.me,

and we are working now on developing and launching thewebsit e before the end of this year.


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CONTACT US:

For further information you can reach us on the following

contact detail s:

Mail ingAddres:Jal El Di b, Bsal im Road, La Plaza Center ,Bl oc C, 2nd Floor

Beirut, Lebanon

PostalAddres:

P.O. Box : 116/ 2299

Palace of justice

Beirut - Lebanon

Tel:

+961 (4) 722159

Fax:

+961 (4) 722159

Cell:+961 (3) 222159 ( Sani Abi N ader )

+961 (3) 666159 ( H ani Abi N ader )

+961 (3) 132680 ( H adi Salem )

Electr oni c Ma il :

sani .nsia@gmai l .com

sani [email protected]

http:/ / www.nsia.me( Under development )


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