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Mauritius: Ombudsperson Sets up New Anti-Violence Network
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L'Express (Port Louis)
14 August 2007
Posted to the web 14 August 2007
Pauline Etienne
Port Louis
The Network of Education Community (NEC) met for the first time last Friday. This group was formed after the recent workshop to fight all forms of violence organised by the Ombudsperson for Children, Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra. The meeting brought together "not only teachers and school staff but many other stakeholders," said Mrs Cziffra.
The ultimate objective of this network is to fight violence at school. So this first meeting was an opportunity for the core group to discuss their objectives, working methods, membership and their agenda. "As for the membership, we decided to extend it to the school staff as well as those working closely with schools or children who are victims of ill-treatment," revealed Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra after the meeting. Emphasis was laid on ways of combating violence at school and through school. "This is why we decided to extend the number of people in the network. We firmly believe that school is the place where we can make a difference and stop violence," she added.
Teachers, inspectors of the ministry of Education, members of the Mauritius Institute of Education and Mauritius College of the Air all committed last Friday to adopt a certain number of measures such as exchanging information, implementing good practices at their respective levels or circulating the convention of children's rights.
The network invited a psychologist to talk about her own experiences and perception of violence. "The objective is to harmonise our perception of violence so that we can better fight it in the field," commented the Ombudsperson. Training of all those involved in this effort- including teachers, rectors and other school staff - is also part of the new network's agenda.
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As expressed by the Ombudsperson at the outset of the workshop, children themselves have to be part of the debate and have their say on an issue that concerns them. This is why she met the 23 young people who took part in the workshop last Saturday to set up their forum where they will be free to express their opinions and make their own recommendations in order to achieve more results.
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