FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION & PROTECTION SYSTEMS FAMILY Re-establish talanoa between parents and children and between families to enable a safe space for sharing views and issues etc. Create a safe environment for everyone to be free from violence, and lead and set good examples for children. Place emphasis and importance on Fa'asamoa principles of fa'aaloalo, Vā Feāloa’i/ tapuia etc. Identify and practice alternative ways of disciplining children and positive parenting. Take responsibility and consider alternative ways to minimise cultural and religious financial obligations. CHURCH Re-establishment of regular visits to those within a congregation to develop close links. Carry out marriage counseling in their parishes and set limits on church obligations Establish national guidelines for church ministers dealing with victims and perpetrators of family violence including cessation of counseling to return to abusive relationships. Establish emergency shelters for victims, as well as complaints and reporting mechanism (and associated disciplinary process) for perpetrators of violence within the church. MALO Make family violence an area of concern for the Village Fono. Create Village Safety Committees responsible for all matters relating to family violence prevention and protection. Introduce by-laws to encourage reporting of family violence to Village Fono; innovative punishments for family violence matters utilising suspended fines and/or community based punishments; community based punishments for alcohol abuse cases; and lighten burden of fa'alavelave contributions. Introduce mandatory reporting to the Police by the Village Fono/ Village Safety Committee. Monitor protection orders and parole in relation to family violence. Allocate designated shelters for victims of family violence and consider eliminating the general use of banishment for cases of family violence unless clearly justified. Source: National Public Inquiry Into Family Violence in Samoa Final Report 2018 | State of Human Rights Report 2018 Komesina o Sulufaiga