1996

Following the establishment of KAF in 1991, several ideas were presented to the KAF board as they sought to focus building a stronger relationship with the U.S. with an emphasis on education and reducing violence. In 1994, the pilot program of Do the Write Thing (DtWT) was launched. It was such a success that in 1996, DtWT was expanded to include many other cities across the United States. During that same year, KAF invited other U.S. organizations and institutions to become involved in expanding and advancing DtWT, thus creating the National Campaign to Stop Violence (NCSV), a 501(c)(3), private, non-profit organization. DtWT has been the flagship initiative of NCSV since 1996 and continues to encourage youth to examine and write about the personal effects of youth violence.