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The Chilli.org is Czech non-profit non-government organization concerning with developing and providing innovative drug prevention and pro-active social work in the night-life environment. We investigate new trends in drug use and also monitor needs of target population in relation to consequences of drug use.

The Chilli.org began its activities as a self-help organization in 2003. As an officially established NGO, we provide our preventive and harm-reduction services at the biggest Czech summer music festivals from 2006. We are member of the Czech Government workgroup named “Prevention and Harm-reduction of Drug Use in Night-life Environment” whose goal is to develop and promote innovative drug prevention and to design other interventions contributing to risk reduction at dance parties and music festivals from 2007. We also collaborate with the Czech National Focal Point for Drugs and Drug Addiction on the project named “Safer Party Tour 2008” which is supported by the Council of the Government of the Czech Republic for Drug Policy Coordination.

The Chilli.org Project consists of innovative drug prevention and harm-reduction services in the night-life environment. Among fundamental goals of the Chilli.org Project in the field of harm-reduction belongs under mentioned: increase of target population members awareness of the effects and risks of particular drugs, drug overdose prevention, hepatitis and HIV/AIDS transmission prevention, other risk behaviour prevention, contact intermediation to other helping and therapeutic institutions, increase in motivation towards less risky behaviour and towards life-style change in direction of temperance or abstinence.