Special edition: CARING project (November 2024)

Posted on 12 November 2024

Special edition: CARING project (November 2024) Dear ChildHub Community,  we are glad to send you the next special edition newsletter about the ’Challenging social and gender norms to reduce violence against children in school – CARING project. The project’s overall ambition is to decrease gender-based violence (GBV) in the 32 participating schools in Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Greece by equipping around 1200 facilitators, school staff and management, parents, as well as youth with increased awareness of harmful social and gender norms and behaviors, knowledge on how to challenge them and promoting positive ones. This newsletter brings you news on project activities, like training of youth leaders and child participation, parental involvement. You are also encouraged to check resources on the three thematic packages: Best practices for the prevention of gender-based violence in schools Increasing disclosure of gender-based violence in schools: safe environments promoting a culture of disclosure Lived experience and impact on metal health of school-related gender-based violence on survivors Enjoy reading! Kind regards, CARING project team   Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. CARING leaflets: What should I know about Gender Based Violence in Schools?   13 May 2024 The leaflets were created in the framework of the CARING project. They offer useful information and guidance on identifying and managing incidents of gender-based violence in schools. The aim of the project is to understand, prevent and reduce gender READ MORE > Can parents help their children deal with school violence?   20 Aug 2024 Author: David Kiuranov, Association Roditeli (Parents), Bulgaria When school violence is displayed in the media, we have recently witnessed mostly grotesque videos of beatings between children. This leaves us, the audience, with the impression that READ MORE > Teaching students how to build a friendly, non-violent school environment under the international CARING project   28 Jun 2024 How to create a safe and secure school environment, to recognize and challenge harmful social norms that cause violence? These were among the main questions that students from 8 Bulgarian schools worked on during a training on the international READ MORE > Youth Leader Trainings Held in All Schools (Croatia)   20 Jun 2024 In late April and May, all 8 schools participating in the CARING project conducted 18-hour training sessions for Youth Leaders (104 students) over three days. The training aimed to: Equip young leaders with skills for effective teamwork READ MORE > Exercising kindness   20 May 2024 The children shyly gather one by one, as if the auditorium seems too big for only 7-8 students plus two teachers. But placed on the panels on the edges are the drawings of all the students and it seems like they are also present at this important READ MORE > Children against violence: 1-0   18 May 2024 Through the CARING project, we raise the alarm about gender-based violence in schools in four countries in southeastern Europe (Romania, Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria), but we also bring to light the mechanisms that lead to the perpetuation of this READ MORE > Visit ChildHub.org  |