The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has again received confirmation from the Australian Government that it will receive a grant of AUD$3 million for two years with an option to extend for another two years.
The centre says it had the pleasure of receiving a team from the Australian High Commission in Fiji led by Australia’s newly appointed Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji, Clair McNamara.
They met with FWCC Coordinator Shamima Ali and had a brief tour around the centre.
Ali says they value this partnership with the Australian Government through its Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which has enabled them to establish FWCC as a centre of excellence for ending violence against women and girls in the Pacific.
She says they thank the Australian Government for recognising the work of the FWCC in the last 39 years and for extending the partnership.
The funding will support the work of the Crisis Centre with the core business being the counselling of survivors of violence against women and girls, community education, male advocacy for women’s human rights program, sensitization and training of agencies and stakeholders, research on ending violence against women and girls and specialized legal services for survivors.
The funding will also support the Pacific Women’s Network against Violence against Women and Girls that was established in 1992 through which FWCC provides technical support on ending all forms of violence against women and girls and promoting women’s human rights in the Pacific. Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner, Clair McNamara says gender equality is central to Australia’s international development program, and the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is a valued partner who works tirelessly towards eliminating violence against women and girls in Fiji and the Pacific.
The FWCC branches in Ba, Nadi, Rakiraki and Labasa are supported by the New Zealand Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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