Jonny Johansson is a NVP Ambassador and his company and brand, Acne Studios, is a genereous partner to the Non-Violence Project Foundation.
Johnny Johansson is a co-founder and creative director of Swedish apparel company Acne. Johansson founded the company in 1996 as part of creative collective that had ambitions to produce something novel, with integrity, Acne is an acronym of Ambition to create novel expressions. The company began unconventionally, making 100 pairs of jeans, with distinctive red stitching, and gave them away to friends, family members and colleagues.
The Non-Violence Project Foundation is a non-profit organization with special consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
The Non-Violence Project Foundation is a non-profit organization with special consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
The Non-Violence Project is a non-profit organization created in 1993 with the goal of preventing and reducing violence. The organization is headquartered in Switzerland and is active in many countries around the world. Its symbol, the Knotted Gun, is an international symbol of peace.
Our mission is to INSPIRE, MOTIVATE and ENGAGE people to solve conflicts without resorting to any form of violence. Through education and awareness, we measure the impact of our programs and we have a specific focus on youth as we believe in the power of young people as changemakers.
There are many ways to support our work! We rely on the generosity of our donors but we also welcome projects' sponsoring, fundraising events, partnerships of all kinds and much more.
