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Hello everyone, My name is Charles Anyama, Founding Executive Director of Purpose Rwanda, a peer-led addiction recovery and prevention organization based in Kigali, Rwanda. I am a Ugandan national, currently pursuing a PhD at the Open University of Tanzania. My interest in human rights mechanisms comes directly from our work on the ground. People struggling with addiction are among the most stigmatized and marginalized in many communities, often facing discrimination that undermines their right to dignity, health, and reintegration into society. Our Purposeful Agent of Transformation (PAT) model approaches recovery as a human rights issue as much as a health one, centering peer support, dignity, and community reintegration rather than punishment or exclusion. I am keen to learn from this community how human rights frameworks and mechanisms can be more deliberately applied to strengthen protections for people in addiction recovery, particularly women and girls, who make up 75% of those we serve. Looking forward to engaging with and learning from this group. Individually Weaker, Collectively Stronger.