Non-Violence Project to train teachers and students to solve problems and resolve conflicts

The “Non-Violence Project”, a global initiative that works to counter the use of violence as a method of conflict resolution, will soon be opening its first regional office in "Dubai".

"The International Day of Non-Violence" is marked on 2^nd of October by the United Nations, the birthday of “Mahatma Gandhi”, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. According to General Assembly resolution the International Day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness".

Project management aims to train teachers, trainers, University students, to cause a shift in prevailing ideas in fixing problems, and encouraging children and adults to find positive ways to deal with their peers and society in general, and focus on the problems of conflict and tension that often accompany the coexistence of individuals and groups who come from different cultures.

Speaking about their expansion into Dubai, Hellman commented, "From Dubai we would like to spread out to the rest of the region. There are a lot of ideas to be changed - fortunately there are also a lot of different ways to help the younger generation understand that there are alternatives to violence," He went on to remark that “it would be wonderful to see Dubai take the lead and become a guiding example of non-violent conflict resolution in the region and the world”.