{"id":1303,"date":"2021-07-28T09:35:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T13:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2022-05-11T06:08:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T10:08:57","slug":"partner-spotlight-kurt-yeo-vaping-saved-my-life-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/da\/partner-spotlight-kurt-yeo-vaping-saved-my-life-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Partner i fokus: Kurt Yeo, Vaping reddede mit liv (Sydafrika)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hver uge s\u00e6tter vi fokus p\u00e5 en af WVA's fremragende partnere. De k\u00e6mper alle for vapers rettigheder i deres lande.<\/p>\n

Denne uge taler vi med Kurt Yeo, medstifter af Vaping reddede mit liv<\/a><\/strong>. Han forklarer, hvorfor hans organisation blev grundlagt, og hvordan den blev et \u00e5benhjertigt forum for vapers i Sydafrika.<\/p>\n

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Kurt Yeo, medstifter af Vaping Saved My Life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Vaping Saved My Life er en bev\u00e6gelse, der blev startet i midten af 2017 af Craig Stuart og Kurt Yeo, som begge er mange\u00e5rige vaping-entusiaster. Begge havde v\u00e6ret storrygere i mere end to \u00e5rtier. Efter mange mislykkede fors\u00f8g med traditionelle og godkendte metoder fandt Craig og Kurt ud af, at vaping var l\u00f8sningen, der endelig hjalp dem med at holde op med at ryge. De l\u00e6rte om mange personer, der havde lignende historier og oplevelser, hvilket blot styrkede deres beslutsomhed om, at det at skifte til sikrere nikotinleveringsmetoder potentielt kunne fjerne den d\u00f8deligste plage, som det globale samfund st\u00e5r over for - rygning.<\/p>\n

I 2017 var der en pludselig stigning i spredningen af negativ omtale og misinformation om de potentielle skader forbundet med vaping. Det kulminerede, da den sydafrikanske sundhedsminister, Dr. Aaron Motsoledi, offentligt erkl\u00e6rede p\u00e5 nationalt tv, at han, givet bef\u00f8jelsen, ville forbyde vaping. Dette inspirerede Craig og Kurt til at oprette en Facebook-side, hvor tidligere rygere, nu vapers, kunne dele deres historier og uploade udtalelser om de fordele, de havde set siden de skiftede.<\/p>\n

B\u00f8lgen af negativ omtale og stemning i medierne og regeringen i Sydafrika fortsatte og f\u00f8rte i sidste ende til det foresl\u00e5ede i 2018. Udkast til lovforslag om kontrol af tobaksvarer og elektroniske leveringssystemer<\/em>. Lovforslaget har til form\u00e5l at regulere elektroniske cigaretter p\u00e5 samme m\u00e5de som tobak og indf\u00f8re samme niveau af restriktioner p\u00e5 produkter, der har vist sig at v\u00e6re mindre skadelige og mere effektive til at hj\u00e6lpe rygere med at holde op. Dette tvang Vaping Saved My Life til at engagere sig og v\u00e6re \u00e5benmundet i sagen.<\/p>\n

Vaping Saved My Life dedikerer nu sin tid ikke blot til at dele og uddanne om fordelene ved at skifte til mindre skadelige produkter, men ogs\u00e5 til at aflive den altid tilstedev\u00e6rende vildledning af videnskab og konstante spredning af misinformation om emnet. For at bek\u00e6mpe dette er det afg\u00f8rende, at ligesindede individer og grupper g\u00e5r sammen og handler kollektivt. Derfor besluttede Vaping Saved My Life at samarbejde med World Vapers Alliance, hvor grupper og individer over hele kloden kan dele, interagere og yde st\u00f8tte til alle regioner, der st\u00e5r over for lignende udfordringer. I alt for lang tid er rygere blevet behandlet som andenrangsborgere ved at stigmatisere, udst\u00f8de og beskatte dem, uden at der er blevet tilbudt nogen reel l\u00f8sning. Med hj\u00e6lp fra andre vape-aktivister under paraplyen af World Vapers Alliance kan vi endelig h\u00e6ve vores kollektive stemmer og k\u00e6mpe for en reel, brugbar l\u00f8sning for at befri verden for rygeplagen.<\/p>\n

.Vi er ikke tobak. Vaping reddede mit liv<\/a> og vil spare millioner mere, hvis sandheden kommer frem.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every week, we shine a light on one of the WVA\u2019s outstanding partners. They all advocate for the rights of vapers in their countries. This week, we are speaking with Kurt Yeo, co-founder of Vaping Saved My Life. 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