RECOMMENDATION ACTION OUTCOME RECOMMENDATION 33:  Government to take a pro-active  role in strengthening and coordinating the Non Government Organisation sector response to family violence.   Establish a Coordinated mechanism.  Establish a national service standards for NGOs in relation to family violence prevention and protection, and monitoring of those standards. Conduct training and capacity building for NGO sector. Develop a standardized data collection system. Explore and obtain financial and technical support. IMPLEMENTATION/ RESPONSIBLE AGENCY MWCSD in collaboration with SUNGO and other relevant NGOs TIMEFRAME  Immediate attention INQUIRY FINDING 42: The common misconception of alcohol as a ‘cause’ rather than a ‘trigger’ contributes to the culture of impunity, allowing perpetrators to ‘blame the booze’ rather than take personal responsibility for their actions. This misconception also deflects attention from the true causes of family violence – gender inequality and power and control. INQUIRY FINDING 43: Abuse of alcohol is a trigger for family violence and by addressing alcohol abuse and misuse the prevalence of violence generally in society can be reduced. RECOMMENDATION ACTION OUTCOME RECOMMENDATION 34: Reduce  alcohol abuse rates.  Endorse and implement Samoa Law Reform  Commission recommendations on alcohol  reform to prevent alcohol abuse and ensure the relevant resources required for implementation and monitoring. Village Fonos to introduce by-laws outlining community based punishments for alcohol abuse cases. IMPLEMENTATION/ RESPONSIBLE AGENCY Government Village Fono TIMEFRAME  Urgent attention