Based on the research above, this special and innovative art therapy project was implemented as part of the child protection policy in the education sector to prevent, protect, respond to, and introduce innovative methods of child abuse.
The aim of the project is to improve the cooperation and participation of children, parents, and teachers in public discussion, dissemination, and prevention of bullying, harassment, and violence among children, which are hidden, recurring, and progressive among children and lead to child suicide.
In total, more then 603 children were trained as peer educators and mentors to stop and prevent peer bullying. On April 30, International Day against Bully and Punishment of children, in collaboration with the Ulaanbaatar City Department of Education, the NGO trained more than 850 teachers and educators were transferred the knowledge on how to prevent peer bullying and discrimination, and how to work with modern children.
Additionally, the NGO provided information to 780 parents on positive parenting techniques on how to protect their children from peer bullying and violence. Organized a let's talk openly about peer bullying online forum “We have a solution” through which they have reached more than 15,000 people. The participation of well-known singers in this event was important for the dissemination of information to the public.
“Ensuring the participation of children, parents, and teachers in preventing peer bullying and discrimination” was published and distributed as part of the project. Only a “bankhar” card to express children's emotions and feelings has been printed and handed over to trainers, teachers, and parents to facilitate the dialogue with traumatized children. Additionally, to increase the access to the training material during Covid-19 pandemic restriction, the NGO developed and implemented an online art therapy program for children affected by peer bullying.
During the project and the online conference, 15 schools expressed their desire to implement the project. In the future, the NGO wants to continue their project on peer bullying and violence, and call on every school to have rules and regulations against bullying. The interest of parents and children to participate in the “Our Words to Parents” online discussion was showing the needs to expand the project and to- make it even more accessible. The results are showing clearly, that working together with parents and teachers on peer bullying and violence, it is possible to focus on their children's health and education.
