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Kuwaiti Ambassador lauds US Nat'l Campaign to Stop Violence

Washington intermediate school students performing at the 25th anniversary of the Kuwait-America Foundation (KAF) gala
Washington intermediate school students performing at the 25th anniversary of the Kuwait-America Foundation (KAF) gala

By Samie Al-Dulaimi

WASHINGTON, July 30 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ambassador to the US Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Saturday extolled the 'National Campaign to Stop Violence' in the United States, stressing his country's support for the campaign that aimed to promote peace and understanding amongst people.
This came in a statement by Ambassador Sheikh Salem to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) after participating in a gala marking the 25th anniversary of the Kuwait-America Foundation (KAF) and the final day for the educational and awareness program (Do The Right Thing), organized by the Washington intermediate school students campaign.
He hailed the awareness and educational program which highlighted the disadvantages of the violence, an act in which Kuwait was one of its victims during the Iraqi invasion.
The (Do The Right Thing) program is directed to all segments of society and there lies its importance, the Kuwaiti diplomat said, adding that the program would be featured in across 30 American cities.
For his part, Chairman of KAF Dr. Hassan Al-Ebraheem said that US students, who attended the ceremony, expressed their appreciation for the role of the Foundation in the promotion of peace and anti-violence in schools, hoping such campaign would continue this noble role.
He added that the ceremony, which was attended by a number of ambassadors and diplomats, honored winners of the (Do The Right Thing) program in recognition of their efforts to spread peace and love in schools.
He said that those in charge of the campaign had asked all the participants, estimated at 70,000 students, to send essays regarding their experience with violence and how it affected them. Al-Ebraheem said that 50 students have won awards for the best essays written in this area and were honored at the closing ceremony.
He added that the National Campaign to Stop Violence also will organize a Washington trip for the students, holding meetings with a number of officials in the Supreme Court and visiting several government buildings as well as the Library of Congress to deposit their articles in this historical building.
In separate interviews conducted by (KUNA) on the sidelines of the ceremony, Emma Moser, a 13-year-old student of San Antonio, Texas, said that her article titled (Violence) spoke about her experience in 2012 when her the Sandy Hook Elementary School was the target of a shooting incident.
Moser added that she also got to know about the suffering of Kuwaitis during the Iraqi invasion through her participation in the program, a matter that prompted her to search the net to become acquainted with Kuwait.
For his part, Aaron Rattijan, 14, spoke in his article about the harsh experience with someone who brutally attacked him near his house in Charlotte, New Jersey.
He expressed appreciation to those in charge of the program and looked forward to learning more about the "small country that was invaded by a big country". (end) sd.tg