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12/04/2010 15:09
A 1,700 Pa’anga cheque was presented to the WCCC to support their work eliminating violence in Tonga. The proceeds were raised from a comedy show – featuring World class comedians Vaughan King, Ben Hurley and Steve Wrigley held over three nights at the Shooters Sports Club.
The comedy nights were...
12/04/2010 15:01
7 staff members from the WCCC conducted an awareness programme to over 1000 students at Tonga High School. The staff spoke on services that the WCCC provide including community education, counselling, research & information communication, male advocacy and the safe house (fale hufanga)...
12/04/2010 14:34
Two staff from the WCCC attended a one month Regional Training Programme in Suva, Fiji. ‘Asela Sauaki, the centre’s Community Educator and Sela Sausini Tu’ipulotu, the Safe House Carer participated in this training which included over 40 participants from around the Pacific, PNG, Vanuatu,...
01/04/2010 11:23
REFLECTIONS FOLLOWING PACIFIC REGIONAL MALE ADVOCACY TRAINING STAGE 3
Can you imagine your average Tongan male responding as an advocate for women’s human rights to sexist jokes at the kava circle, or writing letters to the editor on issues that challenge the negative way society thinks and behaves...
22/03/2010 08:46
Article from the Fiji Times
HER bubbly demeanour and infectious laugh as she beseeched donors to continue their support of the Women and Children's Crisis Centre had everyone grinning.
The heavy-set Sela Tu'ipulotu, pictured, carried out what most of her regional conference participants would most...
19/03/2010 15:43
The Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) is pleased to announce its Inspiring - Young Emerging Leaders Program (I-YEL) to commence as a pilot program from April 2010 to March 2011.
The I-YEL program is accepting Expressions of Interests from young women between the ages of 16-30 to take...
08/03/2010 16:36
The Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) today announced the results of a short 5-day scoping survey among 700 people living in Tongatapu at an International Womens Day event held in conjunction with the Tonga Cancer Society.
Coordinator of the WCCC, ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki...
02/03/2010 14:27
The Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) is appalled with the final remark in the Prime Minister's statement at the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Ashika Tragedy last week. The Prime Minister stated: "finally, counsel assisting the Commission, you may be an excellent counsel in...
22/02/2010 14:04
First hand account of violence from a client at WCCC.
I was 15 when my father began treating me in a way that was morally wrong. He would touch me and say things that you should not say to your daughter. He told me not to tell anyone, especially anyone on my mother’s side of the family. I...
22/02/2010 12:43
You would be forgiven for thinking that you’d taken a trip into the 19th century, with news that Supreme Court Judge Robert Shuster sentenced two men to 13 years jail and six lashes for escaping from prison and stealing.
In fact, this sentence took place in November 2009. It was only publicly...
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