Sou da Paz

Faced with the situation of urban violence, a group of students led by Luciana Guimarães and Melissa Risso launched a voluntary disarmament campaign in 1997. The success of this campaign helped the team to make violence a priority on the national agenda. Participation in public debate, collaboration with governments and the police or mobilization on the ground with the most threatened populations ... Sou da Paz has since become a major player in the search for solutions to stem the violence in Brazil. {Translated by Google}