Those who hold power – the Government, the Village Fono, churches, parents, may see the solutions as ceding some of that authority, but this is not the case. In embracing the proposed societal, political and religious reforms, everybody in Samoa will be further empowered. It will allow everyone to break free from gender expectations creating a more diverse, healthy society. Communities will no longer be undermined by the social ill that is family violence, productivity will increase, and village harmony will be greater assured. Changes to existing attitudes of people and established practices will have to be made, but in a society which values the collective above all else, this should be welcomed with open arms. Just one of the consequences of opposing these changes will mean that of the approximately 92,000 women and girls alive in Samoa today:1     18,400 will be raped by a family member; 8,832 will be raped by their husband or partner; 6,348 will consider suicide; 2,300 will attempt suicide. The price of power, belligerence and ignorance is not worth the pain and suffering of those people and everyone else who is fated to endure violence in their lives. Neither is it worth the damage that it will do to the Fa’asamoa and to Faith in the long term if these value systems cannot adapt to prove their worth and defeat this social illness. The following proposed solutions have been suggested by those who came before the Inquiry – the very people who understand Samoa and the nature of family violence in this country. It is a raft of solutions founded in the culture and Faith of Samoa and supported by the human rights framework. 12. Establishing the Foundation for Change – THE SAMOA OFFICE FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION INQUIRY FINDING 1: Family violence is a complex social problem where causes, triggers and consequences are inter-connected. It requires a nationally coordinated approach to prevention and protection. Within the Samoa context, such a national approach should be driven by the Fa’asamoa, Faith and human rights framework. 1 Samoa Bureau of Statistics. (2016). Samoa Census 2016. Retrieved from www.sbs.gov.ws/index.php/new-documentlibrary?view=download&fileId=2114.