In this notebook, we learn about efforts to integrate and maximize
knowledge from traditional and western healing methods to reintegrate
child soldiers into communities devastated by war.
Until a few years ago, there were no legal firms in Brazil that offered
free services to people in need. The Pro-Bono Institute has created a
new legal tradition in São Paolo, convincing major law firms to donate
their legal services and connecting them with NGOs in need of legal
services. The Institute has recruited about 140 lawyers and is offering
a variety of free services to all kinds of NGOs, including support for
important human rights cases.
In this notebook, theatre is used to break the silence surrounding violence against women in Senegal. Theatre provides an outlet for the public to talk openly about human rights abuses that were normally considered only a "familial problem."
