Learnwithout fear.

The global campaign To

end violence

schools

We welcome Plan’s latest campaign that tacklesviolence in schools. School-related violence knowsno colour or creed, and child helplines play acritical role in allowing children to report incidentsand offering support to those who are affected.We look forward to working closely withPlan in making schools around the worldviolence-free zones.

Jeroo Billimoria, Chair,Child Helpline International

Teachers are at the centre of this campaign ...Violence keeps children away from school. Theydread school, because its environment is not safeenough for them and therefore not conducive tolearning. I therefore urge you all to back Planand the Ministry for this campaign.

Odile Bonkoungou, Minister of BasicEducation and Literacy, Burkina Faso

I am confident that the Learn Without Fearcampaign will enable us to promote violence-freeschools where children can learn and develop.We are committed to working with Plan for thebenefit of school children.

Waldo Albarracín, Ombudsman, Bolivia

Plan’s Learn Without Fear campaign isan important step towards reaching theMillennium Development Goals. I believethat there is hope - we can end violencein schools. With global solidarity and bysynergising our efforts, we really canmake a difference for millions of childrenall over the world.

Salil Shetty, Director,United Nations Millennium Campaign

Front cover (left to right):© Mark Read. Role play, Togo.© PhotoAlto/Laurence Mouton© Alf Berg. Role play, Togo.Back cover: © Plan BrazilInside back cover: © Alf Berg. Schoolgirl, Niger.This page: © Plan/Vassil Anastasov. Children painting wall mural, Bolivia.

We would like to thank the following for their input intothis report:

Peter Newell and Dr Sharon Owen at the Global Initiative to End All CorporalPunishment of Children; Plan staff who provided valuable contributions;children, parents and teachers who contributed their stories and insights onviolence in schools.

This report drew heavily on the following commissionedpieces of research:

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. London: Overseas Development Institute. NicolaJones, Karen Moore, Eliana Villar-Marquez & Emma Broadbent (2008)

Expe oece! A ssteatc reew of teretos to preet

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corpora puset, sexua oece ad u  scoos

Bordeaux: International Observatory on Violence in Schools. CatherineBlaya & Eric Debarbieux (2008)

Scoo oece  OECD coutres

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. London: Karen Moore, NicolaJones & Emma Broadbent (2008)These reports are available in full on our website plan-international.org/learnwithoutfear

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Photos used in this document feature children from communities and groups with which Plan works, butit should not be inferred that they are necessarily victims of violence.Published by Plan Limited, Chobham House, Christchurch Way, Woking, Surrey GU21 6JG.Plan Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plan International, Inc. (a not-for-profit corporationregistered in New York State, USA). A Limited Company registered in England. Registered Number03001663.This publication is also available online at plan-international.org/publicationsFirst published 2008. Text and photos © Plan 2008All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system ortransmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, withoutthe prior permission of Plan Ltd. Please email publications@plan-international.org for more information.British Library Cataloguing in Public Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the BritishLibrary ISBN: 978-1-906-273-03-3.Suggested citation: Plan (2008) Learn Without Fear: The global campaign to end violence in schools.Woking: Plan.Designed by Plan.