Society Against Violence in Education

Society Against Violence in Education
Type Private non profit organization
Location Kolkata, India
Field Non-Profit Advocacy
Purpose Eradication of ragging, and providing support to the victims.
Website www.no2ragging.org

Society Against Violence in Education (SAVE) is a non profit organization working against violations of human rights in the name of ragging in India.[1][2]

SAVE is possibly the only registered Anti Ragging NGO in India, till May, 2008.[3]

It is mainly composed of young professionals and students from various fields [1][2][4]

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Formation

Ragging has been taking a huge toll of innocent lives and careers for long. But there had been no single civil movement against the evil of ragging. There were websites and online groups, from where some conscientious youths gave birth to a non profit organization, which later came to fame in the name of the "No Ragging Foundation". Later, the No Ragging Foundation was registered as the Society Against Violence in Education (SAVE).[5]

Principle

SAVE is against any kind of ragging. They are open to healthy & humane interactions between the seniors & juniors.[6]

Objectives

Create a strong public mandate against ragging.

Device alternative but healthy and humane modes of interaction between seniors & juniors.

Unite the isolated protests against ragging under the umbrella of a strong , united movement.

Involve the authorities, faculties, students and others in the anti ragging drives. [7]

Activities

They spread the awareness against ragging and provide support to the victims. They also promote healthy and humane modes of interactions between the seniors and the juniors. They promote anti-ragging campus units, involving students, class and faculty members.[2][3] [8]

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