Review and monitor impact of alcohol
management programmes, assess national need
and ensure universal coverage.
INQUIRY FINDING 44: The practice of fa’alavelave has lost its original meaning, become competitive and puts undue financial stress on
families which can act as a trigger for family violence, increasing its prevalence nationally. Financial penalties and banishments imposed by
Village Fonos are also having the same effect.
INQUIRY FINDING 45: Church contributions are spiraling out of control through competitiveness and a failure of churches to control amounts,
leading to undue financial pressures which in turn trigger greater prevalence of family violence in Samoa.
RECOMMENDATION
ACTION OUTCOME
RECOMMENDATION 35: Address
traditional and religious giving
practices to reduce family violence
arising from financial pressures
and
increase
financial
empowerment programmes.
IMPLEMENTATION/
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
Village Fonos to introduce by-laws to limit
contribution to fa’alavelave.
Develop church guidelines and introduce
limitations on giving based on family income.
Families to take responsibilities and to consider
alternative ways to minimise cultural and
religious financial obligations.
Expand and monitor Government financial
empowerment programmes.
MWCSD (Family
Violence Prevention
Office)
Village Fono
Families
TIMEFRAME
Urgent
attention
INQUIRY FINDING 46: Anger and jealousy can both trigger family violence and be used as a tool by perpetrators; by addressing both issues the
prevalence of family violence can be reduced.
RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDATION 36: Develop
understanding of the role of anger
ACTION OUTCOME
Develop diagnostic process for the role of anger
management within individual cases.
IMPLEMENTATION/
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
MESC
TIMEFRAME
Urgent
attention