HIAS Aruba joined forces with Phone for Youth to reduce the risk of violence and promote

Healthy masculinity in primary schools with the project “I Stopped It!”

HIAS Aruba and Phone Foundation for Youth Aruba are proud announce that they have joined forces to reduce the risk of violence against women and men and to
promotes healthy masculinity (a set of attitudes and behaviors adopted by a person, which is promoting the common good both individually and for the community) in primary schools in Aruba.

This collaboration builds on the extensive experience of the Phone for Youth Aruba Foundation in implement similar projects in primary schools on our island, such as the Prevention of Terminus at Scol?? (Stop terminus).

Thanks to a grant proposed by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM), the two These organizations developed a pilot project called “I Stopped It”. This project is Preventive in nature, they try to stop violence between boys and girls. The project is addressing the issue of violence, the treatment of boys and girls, equality, and promoting positive masculinity in eight primary schools in eight districts on our island.

I Stopped It officially began in February. So far, six of the eight primary schools have received this project. The initial reaction to the project has been very positive.
students demonstrating a broad understanding of the subject. One student remarked: “Community Women are not told to be submissive, but men are taught to be.

of violence. Teachers also find this project very beneficial. A teacher mention: This is a good initiative, I think students can benefit greatly from this type of these projects. We hope that more schools will have this view of the project. I Stopped It stimulate the prevention of violence, which is one of the key points of the Minister’s “Beleidsvoornemens”

Justice and Social Affairs.
Additionally, the Telephone Foundation for Youth Aruba is collecting data on the effectiveness of the project, to determine whether I Stopped It is presenting sufficient satisfactory results to be able to to continue this project in other schools on our island. We are very grateful to everyone who is I hope that through I Stopped It we can achieve a positive impact on the lives of our youth. This way the youth can live on a more inclusive and inclusive Aruba with less violence.

The creation and implementation of I Stopped It is in the framework of the Telephone Foundation’s Knowledge Center. Youth Aruba. After 24 years of existence the Phone Foundation for Youth Aruba as a Knowledgecentrum shares and exports knowledge with governmental and non-governmental organizations.

local and regional governments.
For more information about I Stopped It, you can contact the Phone Foundation for Youth Aruba via Our website is 131.aw, Instagram is 131aruba, facebook is https://www.facebook.com/telefon.hubentud/, email: telhubentud@gmail.com or phone 5886138/ 5884011. For more information about the services provided by HIAS, please contact HIAS at HIAS