“NO TO VIOLENCE”
Welcome to Adwi Organization’s No To Violence Campaign
The primary focus of the (No to Violence) campaign is to enhance relationships, starting with the crucial bond between teachers and students and extending to the dynamics between parents and children. By fortifying these connections, we aim to lay the foundation for a society where conflicts are resolved through dialogue and understanding rather than resorting to violence in the face of adversity.
Since its inception, the “No to Violence” campaign has garnered significant attention and support, reflecting the urgent need for initiatives that address the root causes of violence in our educational institutions and broader communities.
We recognize the pivotal role that villages and local communities play in shaping individuals’ lives. Our project collaborates with community leaders, residents, and local organizations to implement strategies that prevent and address violence. By fostering a sense of unity and shared responsibility, we aim to create resilient communities that reject violence in all its forms.
In partnership with schools and learning centers, our project addresses the various forms of violence that can impede the educational journey of students. Through awareness campaigns, counseling services, and community engagement, we strive to create nurturing environments where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to learn.
Just like mold that grows in moisture, Violence is a deep-rooted instinct that grows in its environment and dims in an alternative one. This change in environment takes decades, if not centuries.
What is our strategy?
The journey embarked on in 2017, now in 2023, after six years of working non-stop with teachers and parents. We can slowly see the impact.
Adwi’s teams select their target for change very precisely. They watch over the school and interact with the students. Trying to pinpoint the issues and start working on them.
The teams would select a school and constantly visit it until they formed a close enough relationship with the committee to make a change.
Eventually, the school is declared free of violence.
In the past six years, 13 schools have been declared free of violence, as well as 15 villages.
The methods vary from one school to another. Generally, the teams tackle the issue slowly and indirectly. With group activities, plays, videos, seminars, and so on. As for the teacher and parents, a more direct approach is used.
The campaign also includes providing stationery and necessities for some schools.
Chalanges
Working closely with citizens, we often face many different ideologies, religions, and traditions. This comes with a set of challenges.
-Trust, when visiting a school for the first time, it is very hard for them to talk about the issues, fearing that we might be the press or from the government. It was a challenge to repair the damaged relationship between public institutions and authorities.
Tribal danger, when interfering in student issues, the tribe or family (which are often the cause of the issue) may feel threatened or betrayed when a third party intervenes. This can call for unwanted threats and damage. Therefore, the teams have to be extra careful.
in a span of a year, more than 390 people, from students to parents and teachers, have benefited from this project.