Winner of National Anti-Bullying Week 2019

Between 11 and 15 November 2019 bBrave launched Malta’s first ever national Anti-Bullying Week with schools and youth organisations with the theme Change starts with us. The initiative was intended to instil a sense of empowerment in our youth so they can be the force of positive change. Schools and youth organisations held a variety of activities including odd socks days, fund-raising, bookreading sessions and several artistic sessions, all related to the anti-bullying theme. bBrave representatives addressed thousands of students at school assemblies.

This first national Anti-Bullying Week was officially launched on 13 November 2019 during bBrave’s fund-raising dinner at one80 kitchen & lounge, Mellieħa. one80 donated all profits from this event to support bBrave’s work. The dinner was preceded by a personal discussion on bullying between bBrave members and local celebrities Cassandra Spiteri, Petra and Tamara Webb.

The diners were welcomed by Ben Camille, who endorsed bBrave’s mission as being one that truly brought about change in society. As part of this annual initiative, bBrave will each year award the organisation that is most engaged, and it is happy to announce that the winner of the bBrave Anti-Bullying Week 2019 is Our Lady Immaculate School, Ħamrun.

From the creation of occasion bookmarks, posters and banners to holding a crazy hair day, a dance and several workshops, this school showed not only that it cared, but that children and youths were able to tackle the subject in many creative ways.

This year’s Anti-Bullying Week shall take place between 16 and 20 November with the theme United against bullying.

bBrave shall be releasing more information about this year’s activities in the coming weeks, having regard to the circumstances brought about by COVID-19.

Winning school Our Lady Immaculate School, Hamrun: Sharon Xuereb (teacher); Louise DeGabriele (asst. head); Sr Grace Mercieca (teacher, member of the Community of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary); Audrey Galea (head of School, Our Lady Immaculate School, Hamrun); Christabelle Mallia Xuereb (teacher); Lucia Sammut (asst. head); Silvana Debono (assistant head of School, Secondary, school coordinator of Anti-Bullying Week 2019) and students who took part in the song , Crazy Crazy, and the winners of the slogan competition

bBrave 2019 Council members with local celebrities: Cassandra Spiteri (actress); Amanda Lia (PRO); Norman Zammit (member); Nehemie Bikin-kita (Events manager); Aaron Zammit Apap (founder | secretary general); Gillian Azzopardi (then treasurer); Raymond Apap (Projects manager); Petra (singer); Tamara Webb (influencer); Greta Antignolo (then vice-president, current president) and Andrei Azzopardi (then president)

Award of winning trophy and certificate: Greta Antignolo (current president) and Audrey Galea (head of School, Our Lady Immaculate School, Hamrun)

Guest speaker, local celebrity Ben Camille