Tudravu meets Ali to reaffirm the need to enhance collaboration

The Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu, today met with the Coordinator of Fiji Women's Crisis Centre, Shamima Ali, where he reaffirmed the need to enhance collaboration through training and the sharing of information to standardise responses to cases of violence against women.

Tudravu acknowledged the long-standing working relationship between the two organisations, adding he valued the contribution of the Crisis Centre as an external auditor to the handling of cases of violence against women and girls.

The Commissioner welcomed the opportunity to further training opportunities for frontline officers as the two organisations shared a common interest in ensuring police adopt best practices in responding to violence against women and girls.

FWCC Coordinator Shamima Ali thanked the Commissioner for the visit and opening doors to more training opportunities to ensure the work of responding to violence against women is standardised across the Fiji Police Force.

Ali says the FWCC stands ready to continue the delivery of its specialised training packages at all levels from recruitment to senior level management.

A recent workshop was held for officers based in Sigatoka, enhancing their knowledge of survivor-centred approaches to responding to violence against women and girls and referral pathways for survivors.