Building B&H partner network of teachers TPO Foundation cooperated with 24 primary and secondary schools that participated actively in the international campaign 16 Days of Activism against Gender based Violence. The main goal was active contribution to awareness raising of young people and children about causes and consequences of gender based as well as peer violence. Using diverse educational contents and teaching methods this very issue was discussed through human rights and subject of (non)culture of violence in our society in general. More than 500 students took part in the whole campaign and every school, in accordance with its possibilities and supported by TPO Foundation, implemented a string of educational activities that included appliance of media pedagogy, participatory work methods, interactive workshops and other teaching approaches. On that occasion during the abovementioned campaign it was arranged that all primary and secondary schools involved in this initiative will have at least two joint activities and show the significance of this theme with joint efforts.
One of joint activities implemented on this occasion is promotion and use of Bogey FemiTeaching animations that encouraged students to question significant issues that are related not only to gender equality but also to questioning of previously adopted and learned opinion patterns.
Since teachers from these 24 schools attended media pedagogy workshops organised by TPO Foundation in cooperation with the Centre for Culture and Media Decontamination, some of them decided to use it in order to raise awareness about gender based violence in cooperation with their students and colleagues.

Primary School Bukinje from Tuzla made four videos on the gender stereotypes issues and violence born of them. What kind of message students and teachers sent in these videos can be seen on the following links:
Stop violence - Primary school Bukinje
Gender stereotypes at technical education class - Primary school Bukinje
Stop prejudices - Primary school Bukinje
She or He - Primary school Bukinje

We would like to thank students, their teachers and whole school collectives that showed once again that, despite obstacles that characterize B&H educational system, dedication to universal ethic beliefs and love to pedagogical work pioneer and improve work of our schools and curricula.
Their joint message that we should not close our eyes in front of violence and it is never a solution can be seen on many books and videos. They awakened and moved and we believe that they will benefit their school environment, families and communities in that way.

16 Days of Activism: Primary School Mustafa Ejubović – Šejh Jujo in Mostar

16 Days of Activism: Secondary Economic School in Sarajevo

16 Days of Activism: Primary School Brčanska Malta in Tuzla