- Implementing Organization: Societatea de Educatie Contraceptiva si Sexuala
- Type: Proof-of-Concept
- Location: Bucharest, Bacau and Tulcea counties, Romania
- Thematic Area(s): Arts, Education
“Youth against aggression and violence!” addresses bullying, cyberbullying and gender-based violence in school settings through information sessions and social theatre amongst students aged 10-19 years from rural and urban areas in Bucharest, Bacau and Tulcea counties. The project leverages a holistic approach that focuses on prevention at the student, teacher and school level through a three-pronged approach:
- Implementing an alternative education program for students based on social theatre that goes beyond essential knowledge and extends to building up the socio-emotional skills of students (empathy, conflict resolution, problem-solving, self-control, decision-making).
- Training teachers and school counsellors in alternative teaching methods that incorporate social theatre to strengthen their knowledge of bullying, cyberbullying, gender-based violence and their impacts.
- Leveraging the Romanian legislation for bullying prevention to develop a working model for in-school prevention mechanisms.
The project also aims to undertake a comprehensive survey to understand further bullying, cyberbullying and gender-based violence issues in Romania.
