Spotlight on Latin America: making real change

Plan is helping to make schools free from violence in Latin America

Plan was instrumental in ensuring the Ministry of Education issued the national resolution. However, there are reservations being expressed about how the rule will be implemented locally and the gradual way teachers will be encouraged to not use such punishment for discipline. Plan will be keeping up its support of the government to make sure the resolution is implemented.

Raising awareness

Other news from Latin America: As violence in schools is often hidden or ignored, Plan in Latin America is working extensively with the media to raise public awareness of the issues. This is vital to ending suffering of millions of children in schools.

As Peru and Paraguay launched their national campaigns, the newspapers, TV, radio and magazines highlighted the extent and wide-spread nature of school violence and also how Plan is promoting solutions through its projects and work at local level.

In the Dominican Republic, high profile media personalities including journalist Nuria Piera, comedian Raymond Pozo and radio show host Silvia Callade have backed the campaign and raised awareness of school violence to a greater audience.

In Colombia, Plan is working with El Espectador, a major newspaper, to feature many facets of school violence throughout the campaign. Most recently, the paper published a story highlighting Plan’s grassroots work with schools all over the country.

Plan is shining the spotlight on child rights violations and helping to make schools a safer place for children.