The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of the South Pacific to carry out a research on child violence in Fiji.
Present at the signing was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Dr. Josefa Koroivueta who has thanked USP Vice Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia for undertaking this research which will be conducted by the Faculty of Arts, Law and Education.
The research will start next week and the findings will be presented to the Ministry in September.
Dr. Litea Meo‑Sewabu who will be heading the research says the research will define the forms of violence against children in Fiji and it will focus on the family.
Meo‑Sewabu says it will not include schools as per the mandate with the Ministry but will focus on what types of family violence occurs, which ethnic group it is highest in and the geographical areas of high occurrence.
She says the Ministry has data on where most of the incidences take place and the research will be carried out on identified families.
She says a forum will be called around mid year with stakeholders to discuss the findings and look for ways to stop child violence.
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