in family violence, expand anger
management programmes and
address the role of jealously
through education and awareness
programmes.
Assess effectiveness of anger management
programmes on an ongoing basis, ensure
capacity meets need and develop referral
network (to include Village Fonos / Village
Family Safety Committees).
Address the role of jealousy in education,
awareness
and
anger
management
programmes.
MWCSD (Family
Violence Prevention
Office)
MOH/NHS
INQUIRY FINDING 47: The introduction of the cash economy in Samoa and a lack of financial literacy combine to cause financial pressures
which in turn increase the risk of family violence.
RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDATION 37: Increase
national financial literacy.
ACTION OUTCOME
IMPLEMENTATION/
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
Integrate financial literacy into the school
curriculum.
Increase financial literacy programmes in
villages through the village representative
network and monitor impact.
Central Bank of Samoa
in collaboration with
MESC and MWCSD
(Family Violence
Prevention Office)
TIMEFRAME
Immediate
attention
INQUIRY FINDING 48: Changes to the traditional way of living has increased privacy and physical separation of houses, reducing likelihood of
family violence intervention and also has led to the disempowerment of both men and women in the village context.
RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDATION 38: Mitigate
the loss of outdated family
violence prevention mechanisms
through strengthening other
mechanisms and implementing
ACTION OUTCOME
Consider
and
recommendations.
endorse
IMPLEMENTATION/
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
all
Inquiry
Government
TIMEFRAME
Urgent/
Immediate/
Progressive
attention