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09Feb 10

Welcome to Get the Point

Imagine if we could inspire and motivate the next generation to solve conflicts without violence. Change is all about communication and getting the point. Our true belief is that we can influence each other in order to create a radical shift in attitudes. Imagine young people as the core of that positive change. So if you want to make a difference, become a Get the Point Ally.

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What is Get the Point?

Get the Point Foundation is a successful international youth education and leadership initiative promoting social change. Our objectives are to inspire, motivate and engage young people in positive action and to reduce youth violence, enabling the next generation to understand how good leadership can make a difference and how they, too, can become leaders and role models themselves.

The origin of Get the Point Foundation is the Non-Violence Project which was launched sixteen years ago. Our track record speaks for itself. Close to five million students, teachers and sports coaches around the world have taken part in one or more of our education programmes. At present we are active in Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil and South Africa.

Everyday We are exposed to increasingly dangerous environments Everyday Young kids are being abused at home or in school Everyday Someone will be pushed by peer pressure into acts of violence Everyday We are exposed to killing and terror beyond comprehension Everyday Parents neglect their children Everyday New gang members are recruited Everyday Young kids are pushed to test drugs Everyday Role models in our society communicate the wrong message Everyday Young people are looking for guidance and support

Our signature logo is the well known ‘Non- Violence’ sculpture - the gun with a knotted barrel. It was originally created in 1980 by the swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd as a memorial tribute to John Lennon, after he was shot and killed in New York City.

Today the ‘Non-Violence’ symbol is featured prominently at more than thirty prestigious public locations including major museums, the UN head-quarters in New York, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne as well as in Cape Town, Beijing, Miami, Curitiba, Stockholm, Berlin, Honolulu, Madrid, Washington, Paris and Moscow.


The Knot Violance Box Campaign The Knot Violence Box contains everything that a school or sports club needs to deliver a violence prevention and peace education module. It includes a one meter fiberglass replica of the Knotted Gun symbol and a multimedia resource comprising training instructions and selected Get the Point education programmes.

  • Click here to view the Get the Point Foundation Executive Summary.
  • Click here to view the new Get the Point Foundation Board and Advisory Board.
  • At present over 5 million students, teachers and sports coaches have been reached.
  • We are happy to present our new partner TACK Training International - www.tack-training.ch
  • Discover the Get the Point Fund offering investors a unique investment strategy whilst supporting the financing of our cause. We invite NGOs to contact us for information about how we can assist them to raise funds.

  • More than 5 million students, teachers and sports coaches have already taken part in a Get the Point education or "Life Skills" programme.
  • We have received 70 international and national Awards for Best Practice.
  • We have trained some 200 Safety Officers in the Western Cape and Gauteng provinces, South Africa, with the objective of reaching out to 1'000 schools, 25'000 teachers and 500'000 students.
  • We have developed some 40 international and 60 regional education and "Life Skills" programmes.
  • Student and teacher training in cities like Stockholm, Malmo, London, Portsmouth, Miami, Curitiba, New York, Los Angeles and Frankfurt.
  • Sports coach training in the areas of Johannesburg, Cape Town, Portsmouth and the Balkans.


At the core of our initiative is the online education library which consists of a large variety of educational violence prevention, life orientation and leadership programmes. The content covers topics such as conflict resolution, self esteem, multi cultural differences, bullying, environmental challenges, creativity, grief and loss as well as a School Ambassador Programme and a focused education concept for sports clubs and sports federations.

For programme libraryClick here

 


Young people are increasingly rating corporations based on their ability to engage leaders who create a strong corporate culture that shows consideration towards their employees and towards the society where they operate. We like to call it “corporate sense”. Get the Point wishes to contribute to a dialogue between the corporate leaders and the young leaders. Because it makes good sense!

Get the Point corporate senseClick here

Learn more

Here is some inspirational reading, viewing and listening that we have selected for you. Remember: Knowledge is the best weapon against violence.

Books

1. Life-Enriching Education, by Marshall B. Rosenberg
In this revolutionary book, Marshall Rosenberg empowers educators to transform schools into life-serving, learning-rich environments that maximize the potential of each student. Read more

2. Gandhi the Man: The Story of His Transformation, by Eknath Easwaran
Read more

3. I Have A Dream, by Martin Luther King Jr. Read more

DVDs

1. Coach Carter (2005)
Based on a true story of the man who locked his boys out of the gym until they focused on their schoolwork, this by-the-numbers crowd-pleaser holds together because a steely Samuel L. Jackson refuses to notice the parade of clichés he's trumpeting (the dialogue sticks to platitudes like, "Success in here is the key to success out there"). Read more

2. Freedom Writers (2007) Read more

Music

1. Beautiful, by Christina Aguilera
"Beautiful" is a song written and produced by Linda Perry and recorded by American pop singer Christina Aguilera for her second studio album, Stripped (2002). It is a cello-driven, classically-flavored ballad in which its protagonist deals with hurtful statements made against her that cause her to feel insecure and have low self-esteem. She does not let other people's negativity get the best of her. It was released as the album's second single in late 2002 and reached number one in several countries. Read more

2. Imagine, by John Lennon Read more



"It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many" DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

Get the Point Foundation, Case Postale 456, 1936 Verbier, Switzerland
T: +41 (0) 79 310 79 90 - E-MAIL: info@getthepoint.net