Particularly remote and large rural areas are a concern. Hudao village in Yunnan province, China, at the border to Myanmar, had no drug problems at all until 1982. Then, due to a number of factors, the incidence and prevalence of drug abuse rose sharply. Activities in Hudao began with the mobilization of community members, who, as a first step, removed the village leaders from their positions as they were drug abusers. Two years later after a wide and effective publicity campaign, drugs were no longer available in the village and there were no intravenous drug users.
Special emphasis is placed on cross-border collaboration.
In India and Bangladesh, for example, fora are being set up at the district level bringing together on one platform government agencies, NGOs, and the poor themselves. The aim is to review poverty alleviation programmes in every district and to hear the views of the poor themselves about the projects. This does not involve any new bureaucracy. The Report is prepared every five years in collaboration with regional environmental journalists, focal points and networks. For over 40 years, that institution has received support from many other international organizations and bilateral donors.