When I was growing up, school was a place where I had fun. I remember playing football after school and bragging about the newest Japanese cartoon stickers drawn from a bag of potato chips. Students I met at Bo De Primary School in Hanoi, Viet Nam did not only refresh my memories of yesteryears but also brought new light of what young children in Viet Nam today do – speaking out to stop violence against children.

I spent a morning with children at Bo De Primary School, observing how they prepared materials to use in their awareness raising campaign.