The Non-Violence Project
Non-violence, Peace | |
Headquarters | CH 1227 Geneva, Switzerland |
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Method | Education, violence prevention |
Jan Hellman (Chairman, Founder),
Rolf Skjoldebrand (Founder), Claes Cronstedt, Jens Holm | |
Website | nonviolence |
The Non-Violence Project Foundation (NVP)
The Non-Violence Project Foundation, which was registered in 1993 in
The symbol
The Non-Violence Project Foundation's signature logo is the
History
Establishment
The Non-Violence Project Foundation was born with the idea to use
Worldwide development
Over the years, NVP has increased its international activities from 10 to 31 countries on five continents around the world including the
In 2008, the first Knot Violence Campaign
Education initiatives
NVP has educated and trained more than eight million students,[14] teachers and sports coaches around the world. The NVP programs[15] provide tools for schools and sports clubs to get started. The programs which cover three main subjects - conflict management, self-esteem building, and violence prevention - are constructed to inspire, motivate and engage teachers and students to increase their knowledge of how violence emerges, why conflicts escalate, the importance of a strong self-esteem, and the nonviolent keys to resolve conflicts in a peaceful way. The same approach is used to address the sports community. NVP focus on issues of non-violence, peace, youth participation, interactive exercises, life skills and community development.
The Train the Trainer Program works with teachers and sports coaches. The program attempts to give future trainers the competence and tools to implement the Non-Violence Project education model into their respective schools and sports clubs.
A pilot program has been done at the
Imagine One Billion Faces For Peace (IOBFFP)
The Non-Violence Project launched a call for peace and non-violence online to honor the legacy of John Lennon and to strengthen the outreach of NVP education programs.
The Non-Violence Tour
The Tour, featuring fiberglass Non-Violence sculptures interpreted and painted by children from throughout the world and by internationally renowned role models within sports, music and art, are displayed in cities around the world. The Tour promotes the presence of the Non-Violence Symbol and secures local distribution of the NVP education programs to schools and sports clubs. The former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan stated;
"The Non-Violence Symbol has not only endowed the United Nations with a cherished work of art; it has enriched the consciousness of humanity with a powerful symbol. It is a symbol that encapsulates, in a few simple curves, the greatest prayer of man: that which asks not for victory, but for peace".
Ambassadors
- Artist and peace activist Yoko Ono[17]
- The Beatles members: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
- Football players: Alexandre Song, Wilson Palacios and Didier Zokora
- Tennis player Robin Söderling
- Singers: Vazquez Sounds
- Boxer Amir Khan
- Golfer Dustin Johnson
- Artists: Ernst Billgren, Gregory Fink and Patricia Magano
Regional NVP organizations
During the last 20 years, NVP settled regional offices in 17 countries around the world including the USA, the UK, Brazil, Mexico, Sweden, Denmark, Uganda, South Africa, Japan, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, Tanzania, the Bahamas, Liberia, Kenya and Italy. Since 2017, the headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.
Non Violence Project Foundation India (NVPF India) is the India chapter of The Non-Violence Project Foundation. The mission is to inspire, engage and motivate young people towards peace, sustainability, non violence and make this world a better place to live in.
See also
References
- ^ "The Global Foundation on". Nonviolence.com. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- ^ "Yoko Ono greetings for NVP". Iobffp.com. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- ^ "The Non-Violence Symbol, a tribute to John Lennon".
- ^ "The Non-Violence Symbol outside of the United Nations in New York".
- ^ "The Non-Violence Symbol around the world".
- ^ "Interview of Jan Hellman, co-founder of NVP".
- ^ "Interview of Rolf Skjöldebrand, co-founder of NVP".
- ^ "NVP event, crowd lighting candles in the shape of the Knotted Gun".
- ^ "BBC about NVP with David James".
- ^ "The Creativity Box".
- ^ "The Knot Violence Campaign with local pupils in Portsmouth".
- ^ "The Non-Violence Tour, FIFA Worldcup, Cape Town, 2010".
- ^ "Mandela Day, Gianluigi Buffon donates his Non-Violence sculpture to Nelson Mandela".
- ^ "Interview of NVP-USA".
- ^ "NVP Education programs for schools and sports clubs".
- ^ "Launch of NVP St Andrews in presence of Dustin Johnson".
- ^ "Yoko Ono's interpretation of the Non-Violence symbol".