Instituto Sou da Paz
Instituto Sou da Paz is a non-governmental organization* that has worked for over 15 years to reduce levels of violence in Brazil. Our mission is to contribute to putting into practice public policies for security and violence prevention that are efficient and guided by the values of democracy, social justice and human rights.
Violence has multiple causes and manifests itself in many ways. Therefore, there is no single solution; rather, efforts need to respect the specific characteristics of each problem. Starting with diagnoses that allow us to gain deep knowledge of the dynamics of violence, Sou da Paz defends and implements a systemic public safety model – one that includes actions to prevent incidents but also suggests what needs to be done by the public safety and criminal justice systems to respond to these cases.
