The action "Drums for Peace" is apolitical and therefore is by no means directed to persons or States. It seeks to awaken children o the necessity to struggle against violence and to give them an opportunity to freely express, through poems, their willingness to secure Peace all over the world.

Too often, our action “Drums for Peace” coincides with wars and conflicts and it is important to recall, however, that our project is not the result of the events that followed the 11th September or of the numerous armed conflicts still bursting today at the international level.

For reference, it is in the wake of Resolution 53/25 of the United Nations that proclaimed he years 2001-2010 “International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence to the benefit of the Children of the World” that the “Drums for Peace” action was born in September 1999.

José Van Dam, invited on the occasion of the 21st March 2003, clearly understood our purpose. He wrote a beautiful introduction to the compilation of poems that won the contest in 2002-2003 : "In this Beginning of the 21st century March 2003, when we talk about wars, trials, crimes and other disasters, it is primordial and certainly beneficial to let children speak and to listen to them. We discover in children that innate wisdom which was slowly erased from our adult mind. We notice that it is frequently through art, drawings, music or even literature that children express themselves the best. Therefore, it is essential to teach them these subjects already at school. It is obvious that this artistic culture will serve as the basis of a new spirit, more generous and open, that will promote a greater understanding between human beings and help them to lead our planet in the future."

José Van Dam, march 2003