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Project Anti-Bully began in 2006 as a grass roots initiative by then-high-school-student Fabianna Pergolizzi who was conducting a survey of middle school students about their experiences with school bullying. The initiative was set up as a nonprofit organization in 2009 with Fabianna Pergolizzi as president and founder. As a result of middle-school surveys conducted under her leadership, Project Anti-Bully has been able to present important data and publish in peer-reviewed journals on the scope of bullying among American school students.

Today, Project Anti-Bully is active in eight countries and maintains an extensive social network, encouraging students to report bullying episodes and to approach the organization for advice on specific bullying situations. Project Anti-Bully has also organized campaigns to help raise awareness about bullying; students can join the organization and use these campaigns at their own schools.

Project Anti-Bully is currently raising awareness about cyberbullying. In its surveys, it found the incidence of cyberbullying was relatively low among middle school students. However, the organization feels that cyberbullying may have the greatest potential to devastate young lives.

Among the initiatives launched by Project Anti-Bully are the Humanity Project, Chalk for Change, and Hands for Courage. The motto of the organization is “raise awareness, not anger.”