The DENI initiative

The Warren Educational Policies Program (WEPP) of AIPG was created to develop knowledge and experience to effectively incorporate an educational approach into broader governmental strategies for the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities. Since 2016, the WEPP has implemented two major educational projects in Brazil and El Salvador. These projects utilized a participatory methodology–involving representatives from state institutions, the education sector, and civil society–as means to develop two distinct and unique proposals that could better promote preventive goals through education. As a result, in El Salvador, the WEPP produced a toolkit designed to build teachers' capacity to effectively teach the legacy of the civil war in El Salvador, while nurturing a culture of peace, which is now included in the Ministry of Education’s standard curricula. In Brazil, the WEPP designed and developed an educational methodology to help teachers create spaces for dialogue based on plurality and respect for others. This initiative, entitled “Citizenship and Democracy in Schools” is currently operating in ten states in Brazil.

Protection Approaches is a UK-based charity working to tackle all forms of identity-based violence, from hate crime to violent extremism and genocide. Through research, campaigns, education, and community partnerships we build understanding of how to end such violence in the UK and globally. 

Our education team works with schools around Britain to develop and deliver programmes that equip students and teachers with the strategies they need to reject prejudice and violence. Our teacher training programmes help students and staff develop whole-of-school approaches to building a positive and inclusive culture both in the classroom and at home. We also work with national networks to ensure that schools are seen not only as formal places of learning but also as organic communities with shared values and interests.