AVP in Australia

The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a network of independent not-for-profit grass-roots groups offering experiential workshops on creative conflict transformation in prisons, schools, and the wider community. The Help Increase Peace (HIP) Program is the name used for AVP in schools.

These workshops empower individuals to liberate themselves and others from the burden of violence. The fundamental belief of AVP is that there is a power for peace and good in everyone, and that this power has the ability to transform violence. AVP builds on a spiritual basis of respecting and caring for self and others.