ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017
Peer-to-peer connections, enhanced because of you
The aim of our‘ Say No To Bullying’ Poster Competition is to raise awareness of the issue of bullying and to assist schools to identify and address bullying behaviours in their school communities. The involvement and interest has been overwhelming, with more than 20,000 students taking part since its launch in 2014.
Julie’ s case study
“ She spoke about feeling like an outsider, as though she didn’ t really fit”
“ A young girl was brought in by her adoptive mother to undergo counselling. Her story is special, however not uncommon. When she was born, she was left on the steps of an orphanage in Cambodia. She was adopted five months later. She spoke about feeling like an outsider, as though she didn’ t really fit( very typical of children who have been adopted, especially those involved in inter-racial adoption), then she began to share with me about how one particular event – our 2017 Say No To Bullying Poster Competition – had changed her life. She told me her class had recently focused on bullying. She had learnt about exclusion and how it affects so many people. By entering our competition, she was given a voice, and now she feels confident to speak up and not worry about what others say about her being different. This girl now knows it’ s okay to just be herself, and that it’ s very important to say what’ s true for her – beautiful lessons to learn at such a young age.”
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