Drug And Alcohol Awareness Network (Daan)
Charity 1154097
Overview
Summary
DAAN appears to be a volunteer-led, internationally connected health-promotion charity whose practical centre of gravity is periodic community outreach in Punjab. While drug and alcohol awareness is its stated purpose, its camp model combines prevention education with educational resources, sport and basic health screening. This suggests it operates less as a specialist treatment service than as a broad community-development initiative using substance-misuse prevention as an entry point for engaging young people and local villages.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as an area where DAAN operates, but neither the Commission entry nor DAAN's website identifies a Birmingham ward, recognised place, venue, service location, programme, delivery date or local partner.
- No Birmingham physical site is evidenced. The Charity Commission states that the charity does not own or lease land or property; its listed correspondence address is in Wolverhampton.
- DAAN's website provides direct evidence of camps and service activity in Punjab, India, but much of the location-specific material is historical, with the photo gallery documenting camps from 2013 to 2018. The website's statement that camps are held annually is not independently dated or substantiated for the current period.
- There is no evidence of a material Birmingham partnership extending DAAN's operational reach, and no basis to classify its Birmingham activity as neighbourhood-based, district-wide or citywide beyond the charity's own Birmingham City declaration.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme timetable, annual return narrative, impact report or service record identifying where DAAN has delivered activities in Birmingham since April 2025.
- Evidence of Birmingham schools, community venues, referral organisations or delivery partners currently working with DAAN.
- Confirmation from DAAN of whether Birmingham City is a current delivery area, a fundraising/volunteer base, or a broad administrative area retained in its Charity Commission registration.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Education/training
- Other Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Prevention is delivered through a broader community-camp model
The available evidence suggests DAAN treats drug and alcohol awareness as part of a wider local wellbeing approach, rather than as a stand-alone educational intervention.
Why it matters
This helps explain why its activity spans classrooms, sport and health checks: these may build trust and create practical settings in which prevention messages can reach young people and communities.
Show evidence
“Camps included talks, presentations, workshops and guest speakers for children and young people about drug and alcohol awareness.”
Source:Organisation“Camps also improved classroom and sports facilities and ran cholesterol, eye, diabetes and blood-pressure checks and First Aid training.”
Source:Organisation“The charity's object is the protection and promotion of young people's health through education and advice on the misuse of drugs and alcohol.”
Source:Charity Commission
Punjab-based delivery is supported by a dispersed volunteer network
DAAN appears to combine locally focused delivery in Punjab with volunteers and support across several countries, potentially drawing expertise and fundraising capacity from outside the communities it serves.
Why it matters
This operating model may be a strength, giving small-scale camps access to diverse skills, but it also raises useful questions about continuity, local leadership and how priorities are set.
Show evidence
“The first camp was held in Punjab in early 2013, followed by camps in Kapurthala, Kot Badal Khan and Seechewal.”
Source:Organisation“The organisation is made up of volunteers from varied backgrounds and reports support in the UK, India, Australia and Canada.”
Source:Organisation“It holds regular fundraisers to support its projects.”
Source:Organisation
The charity's remit appears broader than its core object
There is a notable tension between DAAN's narrowly framed health-prevention object and its registered activity categories, which include poverty relief, amateur sport and other charitable purposes. This may reflect an intentionally flexible community-development role.
Why it matters
Understanding this breadth is important when identifying potential collaborators: DAAN may connect health education with educational and recreational infrastructure, rather than fitting neatly into a single service category.
Show evidence
“Registered activities include the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport.”
Source:Charity Commission“DAAN improved educational and sports facilities for local villages.”
Source:Organisation“The organisation aims to help struggling communities worldwide, specialising in drug and alcohol awareness.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether annual camps have continued beyond the dates described, and at what scale.
- How many people participate, which communities benefit most, and whether young people shape programme design.
- Whether DAAN works with schools, health providers, local authorities or other community organisations.
- What outcomes it measures beyond delivering camps and facilities.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports, camp dates, locations, participant numbers and expenditure.
- Evidence of partnerships, local volunteer leadership and community consultation.
- Outcome data or participant feedback on prevention knowledge, behaviour, health access and use of facilities.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Same as earlier when charity was registered
Charity objects
THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY EDUCATING AND ADVISING IN THE MISUSE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL