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09/06/2010 14:54
Freedom of the media continues to be an ideal that is far from the reality of the Pacific experience.
Women from Pacific mainstream, civil society, academia, community and advocacy media from 13 Pacific nations including Australia and New Zealand attended the ‘Media Freedom@Work’ meeting...
03/06/2010 11:20
The Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) yesterday launched its pilot program Inspiring Young Empowered Leaders (I-YEL) 2010-2011 In-take at the Fanga Free Weslyan Church Hall with 20 young women between the ages of 18-35.
The pilot I-YEL program will run over a period of 12 months and will...
24/05/2010 11:32
Camp GLOW – Girls Leading Our World - is taking place this year across the Kingdom.
Camp GLOW Tonga is a weeklong sleep-away camp that is comprised of six camps held in four island groups. There will be four Girls’ Camps that focus on ninth graders who have displayed academic excellence and...
21/05/2010 16:02
A first hand account of child abuse from a client of WCCC
When I came to the centre I was so crazy. I was thinking of suicide – I just felt like my life was really not important. My uncle was hitting me a lot and I was very afraid of going home.
All the time though I was thinking of my mum in...
21/05/2010 15:49
Having an independent judiciary in Tonga has worked to protect our freedom. Without a doubt, we have been proud of being able to maintain a Judiciary acting on the basis of what is right and just as according to our constitution, not just what is popular. Over the years we have been proud to...
20/05/2010 16:40
The role of the Tongan government is under scrutiny with the Attorney General’s resignation as Tonga maps out its political future – and the outcome matters to women and children the most.
Placing the powers of the Attorney General back under the Ministry of Justice indicates that true independence...
20/05/2010 16:33
Staff members from the Women and Children Crisis Centre have recently conducted awareness programs at ‘Ahopanilolo Technical College, St. Joseph’s Business College, Tonga High School and Fokololo oe Hau Technical Institute.
The awareness programs have enabled WCCC to send the message out to...
20/05/2010 16:31
A new referral strategy was mapped out today at the Crisis Centre which brings relevant Ministries and NGO providers together to improve services for survivors of domestic violence.
The Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme (PPDVP) visited with representatives from the Solomon Islands...
03/05/2010 13:26
The Women and Children Crisis Centre calls for an urgent re-think in light of the resignation of the Attorney General John Cauchi.
The centre supports the resignation of the Attorney General as a brave move to highlight the reduced level of accountability and transparency in...
18/04/2010 00:00
In this month’s newsletter we have dedicated a section to rape and sexual assault in the hope that it will raise awareness on its severity and encourage you to speak out on zero tolerance to rape and sexual assault, help out victims and survivors you may come into contact with and show your...
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