A Safe School for Every Child in Serbia

The “School without Violence” is a comprehensive program to educate children, teachers, parents and the broader community in Serbia about the ongoing problem of intolerance, violence and harassment at schools.

The problem of violence among children is not a new one in Serbia. But for far too long it has been neglected and allowed to exist on the periphery of the national consciousness. The goals of this new  project are multifold: to bring the problem of bullying and violence in school into the daylight; to raise the consciousness of parents and community members regarding the right of every child to feel secure at school; to make a protective network within all schools; to connect this network with outside services and resources, and to preventively respond before the threat of serious incidents escalates. To accomplish these goals parents and the entire community must join together to combat violence against school children in all its verbal, psychological and physical manifestations. The ultimate goal is to prevent and reduce violence within schools and to create schools that are secure and nurturing learning environments for children and adolescents.



Programme Implimentation Report, June 2009