Mary @ Australia for Save the Children gala

Crown Princess Mary has attended the gala premiere of the movie Australia at the Imperial Biografen Cinema, Copenhagen. The gala was held to benefit The Save the Children Fund and funds will go towards projects both in Denmark and abroad. The secretary general of Save the Children in Denmark, Mimi Jacobsen, received a cheque for the proceeds of the evening before the movie began from Fox Films in Denmark. Afterwards there were Australian themed food and drinks for the guests. The movie will begin its general release in Denmark on December 25. Mary was presented with a photo taken on the set of Australia in Bowen, Queensland, signed by director Baz Luhrmann, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. A bit of movie trivia, Russell Crowe was originally cast in the role played by Hugh Jackman and the house the three are sitting in front of in the photo, representing the house on Faraway Downs, was destroyed in a cyclone and filming was delayed while it was rebuilt.



Photos © Jens Dige/Polfoto/Fyens Stifstidende and Red Barnet

Red Barnet (in Danish) - Save the Children's Danish site:
125.400 kroner directly from "Australia"
The flashes flashed and the horses neighed as Crown Princess Mary and Save the Children's ambassadors arrived at the gala opening night of Baz Luhrmann's new film "Australia".
There were laughs, crying and glamour all through the cinema on Thursday December 11th, when the cinema's patrons saw a great love story played out in fantastic fashion.
The gala opening night of "Australia" pulled a full house and the evening was arranged in favour of The Save the Children Fund.
Before the film began Hanne Nielsen from Fox Films handed over a cheque for 125,400 DKK to Mimi Jakobsen - money, which goes to Save the Children's work for children in Denmark and the rest of the world.
After the film the guests enjoyed Australian delicacies in the Imperial's foyer and The Save the Children Fund thanks Fox Films and all the sponsors for a fantastic event.
"Australia" has Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in the leading roles and will be premiered throughout Denmark on December 25th.
Billed Bladet 'Marys gave fra filmstjerner' - Mary's present from film stars
Crown Princess Mary received a present from the Hollywood stars Kidman and Jackman at gala opening night.
Crown Princess Mary attended the gala opening night of the film Australia at Imperial in Copenhagen on Thursday night.
Here Mimi Jacobsen from The Save the Children Fund handed over an inscribed photo by the lead actors in the film, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
Nicole and Jackman, who both come from Mary's own native country Australia, have signed the framed picture that Mary will probably hang on the wall at home in Kancellihuset in Fredensborg with pride.
B.T.

Fyens Stifstidende gallery
TV2 gallery

DR.dk clip (02:32)
B.T. TV (02:36)

(...and, yes work is going on back here to bring the blog back up to date!)

Mary @ Save the Children anti-bullying kid's relay

Photo © Thorkild Amdi/POLFOTO/Fyens Stifstidende

Yesterday morning Crown Princess Mary took part in Save the Children's Free from Bullying campaign's children's relay in Fælledparken, Copenhagen. Crown Princess Mary got a big hug from the Better Buddies Bear when she arrived. The bear is the mascot for the anti-bullying campaign in Denmark originally adopted from Australia. Before the 1km race Mary joined the kids for a warm-up and then greeted them at the end of the race with medals for their participation. The head of Red Barnet (Save the Children) in Denmark, Mimi Jacobsen, talked about the importance of the campaign, which has been launched in several places in Denmark, including some of the largest cities. She also emphasised the importance of Mary's presence by asking the reporter whether TV2 would have been there if Mary hadn't been there.



Photos © Chris Christophersen/msn.dk, Thorkild Amdi/POLFOTO/Fyens Stifstidende

B.T. 'Kronprinsesse Mary til løb i Fælledparken' - Crown Princess Mary at race in the Commons Park (Maggie Svarstad)
Even though she didn't run herself, the princess warmed up together with 2,000 young ones and their parents who participated in Save the Children's Free from Bullying children's race on Sunday.
The Crown Princess arrived at exactly 10:45 at the sunny Fælledparken dressed in flat shoes, knee length pants, a puff sleeved blouse, a straw hat and bodyguards.
She was received with shouts of joy by the children in the summer heat, by Save the Children's secretary-general Mimi Jacobsen - and by the anti-bullying campaign's big purple Better Buddy Bear.
The Better Buddy Bear, who in the Fælledparken had a large sweating man inside, is included in the project's pedagogical tools that the Princess' Mary Foundation and the Save the Children Fund have developed together.
A fundamental idea is to teach children that it is better to behave kindly towards each other and understand the fine line between teasing and bullying.
"To bully is when someone seriously teases another. And it's not right to do it," Mimi Jacobsen said in her speech before the race began.
It is the Crown Princess herself who has taken initiative to introduce the anti-bullying program.
In Australia there is a well advanced program in anti-bullying called Better Buddies and it was natural to suggest something similar in her new native country.
On June 11th it'll be the turn of children from Århus who'll participate in Free from Bullying Børnestafetten. Everyone will run, but not the Crown Princess.
Jyllands Posten 'Mary vil være fri for mobning' - Mary will be free from bullying
...The race was in aid of the Mary Foundation's and Save the Children's Free fromBullying project.
The race was for children of all ages but adults could participate along with thelittlest ones.
The enthusiastic children had to each run a kilometre after which the Crown Princess made a medal presentation to each and a hug to the lucky ones.
A total number of 234 teams ran in the race...Ritzau/mabe

Søren Steffen's photo gallery
msn.dk photo gallery
B.T. photo gallery

TV2 news clip (01:52)
TV2 news clip (01:14)
FyensStifts webTV (01:30)
B.T. webTV (01:30)

(thanks Muhler!)

Mary checks in on anti-bullying project @ schools in Århus

"Is it not correct that you'll soon become a queen?" asked one of the boys in "Smilehullet" thoughtfully. The Crown Princess laughed a little and said, "I think there is more time to pass before that happens." All photos DR/Aarhus ST © Henning Bagger/Scanpix

Yesterday (November 29) Crown Princess Mary visited a kindergarten and a school in Århus where the Save the Children pilot project Free from Bullying has been put into practice. As we know from the launch of the anti-bullying program in Denmark, it was inspired by the Alannah and Madeline Foundation of Australia and Mary's visit yesterday was to have a chat with teachers and children to see how things are going, since she has been very closely involved with it since its inception. Indeed, it was Mary's idea to modify the Australian Better Buddies program for Denmark. The sharp-eyed will notice Caroline Heering accompanied Mary on this occasion. In a possible sign of how the ladies-in-waiting will share different tasks, it was in this instance that Caroline Heering was involved in this project from the beginning.





From Århus Stiftstidende: Crown Princess Mary informs herself about bullying in Tilst - Crown Princess Mary visits the integrated daycare and pre-school institutions 'Venøvej 7' and 'Smilehullet' in Tilst. She will pop in and talk with the teachers and the children on how the project "Free from Bullying" is working out. Next she will visit the school ' Skjoldhøjskolen'. The projects are inspired by the The Alannah and Madeline Foundation of Australia.
Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish) 'Fri for mobberi i Skjoldhøj' (Free from bullying in Skjoldhøj'
Jyllands Posten 'Mary mødte glade børn' - Mary meets happy kids:

By Kay Rasmussen 29 Nov 07
Crown Princess Mary visited the Skjold high school and two kindergardens for three hours in Tilst in order to see how far the Århus Municipality has progressed with the Save the Children's project "Free from bullying".
Crown Princess Mary met many happy and engaged children, when she visited Tilst yesterday for three hours.
As patron of the of the Save the Children's project "Free from bullying" she first visited the two kindergardens Venøvej 7 and Smilehullet (the Dimple!) and then ended with a visit to the Skjold high school.
Århus Muicipality together with Gentofte and Kolding municipalities are the three taking part in the pilot project for the prevention of bullying.
Massage and song - During the visit the Crown Princess had a first-hand look at how the campaign has progressed and how teachers and pupils do practical work on preventing bullying in day-care centres, for instance through massage, song and conversations.
"The Crown Princess contacted us two years ago at The Save the Children Fund and offered to contibute on a plan that she knew from Australia, and asked whether it was something for us to try in Denmark to help solve [problems of bullying].
We eagerly accepted her offer and ever since she has used her background knowledge from Australia and participated very actively in the development of the project, which in practice was implemented in February this year in three municipalities," explained Save the Children's director Mimi Jakobsen.
Examples - The Crown Princess was in Tilst to be able to see examples of how to work on influencing especially the youngest children to realise the idea that bullying is always wrong.
After the visits in the two kindergardens Mary went with the whole board from The Save the Children Fund to the Skjold high school, where [Mary] was invited to share in a tempting plate with bread, made at the school's canteen kitchen during a half-hour luch break.
Afterwards, there were 60 children gathered on chairs in the canteen and later nearly 100 more children took their place at the front to sing.
The children have worked on the songs for a while now, and the small voices entered into the task very well, helped by knowing the words by heart.
Like the leader of the after-school day care program, Jimmy Vistisen said "one doesn't tease another as much if they sing together with."
Mary was given a book with texts from some children as well as a CD with recordings of the three songs that the children from the school youth centre Frit, the Globe and Holmstrup House have recorded.
The children of course also got CDs, which will probably be under many Christmas trees.

Save the Children (in English)
Free from Bullying (in Danish) - the page for accessing materials and info about anti-bullying
The Alannah and Madeline Foundation
Better Buddies - One of our key prevention programs is the Better Buddies Framework, a whole-school initiative designed to create safe and caring school communities where bullying is reduced. We play an advocacy role and are a voice against childhood violence. The National Coalition Against Bullying (NCAB), a group of experts in the field of childhood bullying and the creation of safe schools and communities, is an initiative of the Foundation. NCAB provides expert knowledge so that we can deliver effective prevention and advocacy programs aimed at keeping children safe from violence.
See DRWs post Mary launches Save the Children anti-bullying project

DR1 video clip (0:33)
TV2 ØST (from top of the bulletin 2:45)
TV2 news clip (1:18) - At the end of this clip at Smilehullet (The Dimple) the questions went off course a bit. "Is it not correct that you'll soon become a queen?" asked one of the boys in "Smilehullet" thoughtfully. The Crown Princess laughed a little and said, "I think there is more time to pass before that happens."
DR1 news clip (2:07)

Frederik visits Save the Children Denmark

On Wednesday (August 6) Crown Prince Frederik visited the Danish Save the Children headquarters as its patron. During the working visit Crown Prince Frederik was briefed on the Save the Children Fund's projects to help children at risk both nationally and internationally.

In particular Frederik was given an update on the progress of the upcoming national collection campaign on September 9 which will focus on the Fund's work in Angola. The Fund's secretary general, Mimi Jacobsen, reported on her visit to Angola, where 1.5 million children do not attend school and where children still suffer the consequences of the now ended civil war, where Save the Children works to get children into schools and organises the education of teachers. (In the northern province of Uige, Save the Children Denmark is working towards rehabilitation of the war afflicted school system. The objective is to increase the number of children going to school and also to improve the quality of early and primary school education.)

Frederik was also very happy to receive greetings from old acquaintances in Greenland and saw a display of photos from Qaanaaq in northern Greenland. The day care centre which he personally initiated and has given money to, is working just as Frederik hoped it would, as a haven for children and youth.

Frederik spent plenty of time finding out about all the project areas, from children in war zones, child protection, foster families, to the anti-bullying project 'Fri for Mobberi' which Crown Princess Mary heads with the Save the Children Fund.

"It's a great pleasure for the Save the Children Fund to have a such an active patron as the Crown Prince, who shows such interest to the degree that he goes deeply into our work, and who is already very aware of conditions around the world. This allows for stimulating and constructive conversations," says Mimi Jakobsen, secretary general for the Save the Children Fund.




Red Barnet photo gallery (11 photos)

Kronprinsen besøger Red Barnet

Frederik & Mary at DR1 HIV/AIDS concert & telethon

Tonight Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have attended the concert and collection call centre as patrons of a Danish national fundraising effort between Danish television (DR1) and various aid organisations in Denmark to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. The DRTV fundraiser concert is in the Concert Hall at Tivoli in Copenhagen to be telecast on national television with hosts Reimar Bo Christensen and Signe Lindkvist. Mary and Frederik are official sponsors for the event and many popular DRTV hosts and personalities will be involved in the production. The first part of Frederik and Mary's visit was at the concert and then later at the Tradimus Call Center, Frederiksberg. The huge co-operative effort is between DRTV, church groups, aid organisations, members of the music industry, and, of course, the Danish people, who donate to the telethon.

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary arriving at the concert:



Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary arriving at the Tradimus Call Center:



An alarming fact is the motivation of the telethon: nearly 40 million people are infected with HIV world wide and 70 per cent of them live in Africa, south of the Sahara.

The co-operating participants with the Danish TV and radio network DR1 are:
UNICEF Danmark
Danish Red Cross
Save the Children Denmark
SOS-Børnebyerne

Some more links (sorry all are in Danish - we will bring more information in English later):
DR.dk - 'Danmarks Indsamling' skal bekæmpe udbredelsen af og følgerne af hiv og aids
DR.dk - ’Danmarks Indsamling’: Kim Larsen, Thomas Helmig og Kronprinsparret i kæmpe indsamlingsshow på DR1
Danmarks Indsamling - stop AIDS-katastrofen i Africa Denmark's fundraiser - project website
Aidsnet.dk and the site in English (for a general idea without specific info about the current project)
DanChurchAid article in Danish about the huge co-operative project between many Danish organisations to help stop the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa
DanChurchAid article in Danish about the Danish Church's 'first aid'/AIDS project in Tanzania
Save the Children Fund in Danish, already involved in ongoing projects in Ethipia and Kenya.
Unicef Danmark
DANSKSTOPPEN SUBNET
GAFFA.dk music magazine in Danish about their involvement in the fundraiser. Many Danish music artists are performing for the benefit.

Wherever you are in the world, you can make a secure internet donation to this whorthwhile cause here

(many thanks santa and gudinde)

Added: from a special correspondent and friend of the blog we are adding these photos of Frederik and Mary inside the Tradimus Call Centre. More than 52 million DKK was raised last night. The third photo is of Frederik's aide-de-camp and Mary's friend and lady-in-waiting Caroline Heering.



(many thanks Benedikte)

New!

The DR TV concert and telethon DR1 video - part 1 Danmarks indsamling video clip (1:25:11) Frederik and Mary arrive in the concert hall at 0:53:00.

DR1 video - part 2 video clip (1:30:00) Frederik and Mary arrive in the Tradimus Call Center at 0:28:30 and there is a 5 minutes of Frederik and Mary on camera talking to people taking the calls.

DR1 news video clip (1:10)
(thanks jema!)

Mary launches Save the Children anti-bullying project

Today Crown Princess Mary has launched the Save the Children anti-bullying project. Mary has been very involved in this work with Save the Children for several years now and has used material and experience from Australia to help develop the current project in Denmark. As we know, Mary visited the Aspendale Gardens Primary School in Melbourne to see the Better Buddies program in action there on her recent visit to Australia. Mary first took material back to Denmark from Australia after the 2005 visit. The launch took place at a kindergarten called Bumblebee in Hellerup.




Crown Princess Mary's speech (in Danish)
Added: the speech in Danish also on the Save the Children website and here is a translation of Mary's speech:

Bullying is defined as 'a repeated exposure to negative acts - verbal, social, physical, material and electronic'.
This defintion is from the Danish Center of Educational Environment, which also concludes:
"When bullying happens in school, it is a sign of bad psychological and educational climate, which seriously infects the social relations, the norms and the group dynamics. When these conditions are unhealthy, the conditions for bullying can grow."
Recently I experienced a unique pedagogical environment. It was at Aspendale Garden Primary School in Melbourne, a school for children aged 5 to 12 years. It is one of the 800 schools which use the Australian 'Better Buddies' program, which has been developed by the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. Better Buddies means "bedre kammerater" (in Danish ).
We are definitely going to hear more about the Australian program, but in short: Better Buddies is a national preventive educational program, developed to reduce bullying and to create a safe instututional and school environment . The main theme is: 'It's cool for a big child to keep watch over a smaller child'. And a special teddy bear is used as a mascot. The teddy symbolises the core values of the program in relation to the school culture.
And that is exactly what I experienced. A school where the spirit is totally guided by the values of the program. The walls of the school were covered with examples of the children's work in relation to the better Better Buddies' program.
I was lucky and met the genuine 'Buddy Bear', who was just as funny as he looks. The schools' headmaster told me about the specific results they have achieved since the program was introduced. I had the opportunity to talk with enthusiastic teachers, who were happy with the valuable tools and positive effects they could see and record over time in their classes. And not least I had opportunity to talk with the children and participate in their regular 'Buddies sessions'.
It was a pleasure to bear witness the friendship between big and small children which was visible when they were working together on a project together.
I was also impressed by their answers to my many questions. Their responses weren't learned by rote. This was very clear when I asked, for instance, "What is tolerance?" The kids formulated their own interpretations. I asked a 5-year-old girl 'What does empathy mean?", which is a fairly difficult question, I thought, for a kid of that age. Her answer was "If I see someone fall down in the school yard, then I will go over to them and ask if they are okay and if I can help". I asked another one, what 'acceptance' means, and the answer was, that it is important to understand, that we are all different, and that this makes life more interesting.
A girl who came from another school, where bullying was a part of her daily life, is doing fine today at Aspendale Garden Primary School. She says that the spirit is always positive and that everybody is ready to help and support each other.
I was enthusiastic for the program even before my visit, and now after I experienced what it means when the program is integrated in the school culture, I was totally won over.
I have some qoutes from kids and parents, who are associated with Yarram Primary School, another Australian school which is part of the Buddy program. These quotes I would like to share with you:
"Our family accepted the idea of the buddy system immediately when our daughter was constantly talking about "the big girl who showed me everything". The trust, the security and friendship she has gained has provided her with confidence and comfort. She has become a self assured little girl who knows that she always has someone to rely on. She has already made plans to be a 'good buddy' herself, just like her current buddy.
Another mother says:
"'Buddies' is such a great idea, the younger children can have an older friend and a positive role model and the bigger children get a sense of responsibility and someone to look out for."
And the kids say:
"My little buddy has learned if they are bullied to walk away and tell a teacher instead of getting into trouble, because they know that two wrongs don't make a right."
And lastly:
" We do buddies because we want the little buddies [smallest children] to learn how not to bully.
My role as international sponsor for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation was made public in October 2005. I said 'yes' to the task because I would like to support their goal and becuase I was impressed by their postive achievements.
For this reason it was natural for me to think of Denmark, and whether the many good ideas and tools against bullying developed by the Alannah and Madeline Foundation could be used here.
I talked to Red Barnet [Save the Children], who were ready immediately to take on the idea and modify and use the experiences from Australia to help to prevent bullying in Denmark.
The contact was created between Red Barnet and the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. Red Barnet created a steering commitee to help start the program, which involved modifying and developing the Australian program to suit Danish conditions.
I have been a member of this commitee, which has existed for almost a year. It has been exiciting to co-operate with smart and engaged members of the commitee. And it has been an incredibly inspiring process to get to this day, where Red Barnet introduces 'Free of Bullying' - a pilot project, which is going to help to prevent bullying in Danish kindergartens.
All together too many children are bullied by mates in kindergarten and in school, and it is a severe daily stress for these kids. Bullying can ultimatively mean that kids are going to be socially isolated. Until now most work against bullying has been focused on older school children in Denmark.
Research and experience from Australia indicates that we have to focus efforts at a much earlier age. The sooner the better, with far fewer consequences for the individual and for society.
For this reason, Red Barnet's "Free of Bullying" project focuses early on children in kindergartden.
"Free of Bullying" has three focus groups. Teachers, who work to be inspirational and role models. Parents, who are encouraged to support the activities at the institution or school, and last - but not least - the children, who must have a secure and a safe environtment in institutions and school life.
But bullying is not only about who are bullied and who does the bullying. The focus must also be on the whole group of children and the passive group members who just look on.
The purpose of the project is to create good relationships and solidarity between the children. The ambition is to create good child communities in the kindergarten environment, which is then later taken to the school environment.
As a mother I am obviously engaged in the subject. I can't bear the thought that my son would be exposed to bullying or would bully others. We all have a responsibility as parents and teachers to teach our children to create communities - and to make the children's lives 'free of bullying'.
Tolerance, respect, compassion and courage are the focus values in the project of Red Barnet.
The sooner we teach our kids these values the better. By using the tools which Red Barnet has developed the children will learn to show tolerance, respect, compassion and courage in their daily life with each other.
As in Australia the mascot of the project is a teddy. It looks a bit different than its Australian cousin, for a good reason....
I want to express my gratitude towards Red Barnet for making this big effort to introduce 'Free Of Bullying' in Denmark.
I am looking forward to keeping track of the work to prevent bullying in kindergarten, and it is my hope that the project will spread out to other kindergartens and in schools all over the country, and who knows - perhaps to other countries as well.
I am sure that "Free of Bullying" will help to give our children the best possibilities to develop and see what they can do. (thanks to santa for translation!)


Mary is the patron The Alannah & Madeline Foundation
Check out The Alannah and Madeline Foundation which runs the Better Buddies anti-bullying program in schools

Mary går til kamp mod mobning Jyllands Posten
The Copenhagen Post
Save the Children they have a photo gallery posted. Frederik is actually the patron of Save the Children in Denmark, but ths project is something Mary has worked on in particular. In Australia in 2005 they were both involved in the anti-bullying meetings.

Added: Mum-to-be Mary helps kids become better buddies Hello! magazine

Added: Australian National Nine News (1:35)
Princess Mary endorses Aussie school program
Princess Mary has proven contact with her roots by endorsing the introduction of an Australian student socialising programme into Danish schools - Nine News actually had a reporter there (not usual) and Save the Children's Mimi Jakobsen speaks of Mary's close involvement in developing the program for the Danish situation.

DR.dk video clip
TV Sputnik video clip

Bully blitz for Danes from February 1, 2007 The Herald Sun (Melbourne)

Mary til kamp mod mobning TV2 article
TV2 photo gallery (24 photos)

From The Copenhagen Post:

A royal ban on bullying

Drawing on a programme from her home country, Crown Princess Mary is hoping a purple bear will teach kids a lesson about tolerance.
The former politician was there. The mayor was there. The crown princess was even there. But most importantly for the kids, Buddy was there.
Buddy is Buddy Bear, mascot of the Australian Better Buddies programme against bullying and one of Denmark's newest immigrants. The grape bubble gum coloured bear was given a royal introduction to children at one Copenhagen pre-school Thursday by his fellow Aussie, Crown Princess Mary.
The Crown Princess learned about the Better Buddies Initiative as the international patron for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, an Australia-based charity that works to keep children safe from violence and creators of the programme.
As mother to 18-month-old Prince Christian and carrying her second child, she said the fear that her own children could be bullied - or become bullies themselves - led her join together with Save the Children Denmark to import the initiative to her new country.
Crown Princess Mary said she was 'sold' on Better Buddies, which teaches children to care about the other children around them, as soon as she witnessed it in action a primary school in Melbourne, Australia.
'It's cool for big kids to take care of younger ones,' she said yesterday.
Danish programmes to prevent bullying have typically been aimed at elementary school children, but new studies show that the earlier children learn to show respect for each other, the more likely it is to ave a lasting effect.
Initially, the Better Buddies programme will be implemented in three Danish pre-schools. Child behaviour experts from the Roskilde University will follow its progress and, if it proves successful, Save the Children hopes other countries will pick up on the idea.
Another new wrinkle in Save the Children's initiative will be to teach kids to step in when they see bullying.
Save the Children Denmark president Mimi Jacobsen, a former cabinet member, said she hoped the programme would help put an end to a nightmare some children can't escape from.
'It's always there, even when they go to bed. We hope our project will make bullying unthinkable.' The Copenhagen Post

Mary sætter fokus på børnenes mobberi from B.T. 'Mary sets the focus on anti-bullying among children'

Several articles in advance of the launch:
TV2 article:

Mary against bullying

”Spared from bullying” should help Danish children to treat each other with respect. The project comes from Australia and is being introduced by Crown Princess Mary. With inspiration from Australia, the children in Danish kindergartens will learn to treat each other with tolerance and respect. “Spared from bullying” has been developed by Save The Children and is to be carried through in co-operation with Gentofte, Århus and Kolding municipalities. Crown Princess Mary launches the project when she visits the Bumblebee kindergarten on Thursday.
Crown Princess Mary also got to show off her new haircut today, when she visited Glostrup Observation and Treatment Home as patron of the Children’s Aid Foundation. The Home is where of some of the most exposed children are cared for, for example children who have been removed from their parents. (many thanks ambiDk!)

The Herald Sun (Melbourne):

Mary backs anti-bully drive
January 31, 2007 12:00am

CROWN Princess Mary of Denmark has thrown her support behind an Australian program to stamp out childhood bullying.
The former Tasmanian will launch a similar program in Denmark tomorrow in a bid to eradicate bullying in Danish schools and kindergartens.
The program is based on an Australian scheme called the Better Buddies Framework by The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, of which the princess is an international patron.
The foundation's general manager of prevention, Maree Stanley, said bullying was one of the most common forms of violence experienced by children.
"It can have devastating effects on a child, such as a fear of going to school, depression and even suicide," Ms Stanley said.
Princess Mary made a surprise visit to Aspendale Gardens Primary School in Victoria during her visit in November last year to observe how the Better Buddies Framework could be used as a benchmark for the Danish program.
The Alannah and Madeline Foundation's chairman John Bertrand said it was honoured Mary was introducing an affiliated program in Denmark.
"The involvement of Danish schools in this very important children's program will enhance the relationship between our countries and build strong bonds through our children," Mr Bertrand said.
Princess Mary said children had the right to feel safe at school and in the community.
"The work of the foundation in helping young children who are the victims of violence or bullying is a fine example of helping to realise a better society for everyone," she said.
The Alannah and Madeline Foundation will this year launch a new edition of Better Buddies into pilot schools across Australia in a bid to stamp out bullying.
More than 700 schools nationally have participated in the Framework.
The foundation was established following the Port Arthur tragedy and aims to keep children safe from violence.