Australian Foreign Minister and Minister for Women visits the House of Sarah

Australian Foreign Minister and Minister for Women visits the House of Sarah

By Silina Baro
06/06/2019
Australian Foreign Minister and Minister for Women Marise Payne with members of the House of Sarah

Volunteer Community Activist Saiasi Nabuta says that the visit of the Australian Foreign Minister and Minister for Women Marise Payne’s to the House of Sarah at the Moana Anglican Services Training Centre in Suva today was an important event for them as they work with victims of gender based violence.

Payne met with volunteer community activists, the first responders to Gender Based Violence victims and survivors and members of the Christian Talanoa Network, to have discussions on the prevention of Gender-Based Violence.

Nabuta says that the major challenges that they face in advocating gender based violence are the mental state that victims come with to try and go through counseling with them.

Chairperson for the House of Sarah, Reverend Sereima Lomaloma also spoke about a project known as Preventing Violence Against Women in Fiji’s Faith Settings and how it promotes safe home, safe church, and safe community.

Reverend Lomaloma also mentioned that the project is about how the leaders, members and allies of the Church can come together to prevent violence against women.

She says it describes a process of community mobilization which is an approach that engages everyone in living the faith based values of Justice, Peace and Dignity.

This year, they are working together with the Council of Churches to have this project in Tonga and Samoa to address issues on gender based violence.

‘The House of Sarah’, is a faith based organization of the Anglican Church and it provides a “listening ear’, a helping hand and a warm heart” to victims and survivors of gender-based violence. Besides working with women it has also extended its horizon to working with the young people in the Anglican Church.

ADVERTISEMENT

MH Moneygram
MH Online Shopping Banner
FEATURE NEWS
Couple to appear in court today for alleged sextortion
A couple will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today after being charged in relation to a case of alleged sextortion. Police say on the 30th of...
3 hours ago
LATEST NEWS
Re-offending rate dropped before COVID but rose again after – Sigavou
Fiji Corrections Service Principal Corrections Officer Jone Sigavou says the percentage of inmates re-offending and reintegrating into the community ...
18 minutes ago

Fijian national charged over alleged indecent exposure on flight
A Fijian national will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today after being charged with allegedly indecently exposing himself on a domestic ...
38 minutes ago

2025/2026 National Budget is short-sighted and debt-heavy - Chand
The 2025/2026 National Budget is short-sighted, debt-heavy, and dangerously out-of-touch with the real needs of the Fijian people. While opposing ...
2 hours ago

Qiolele grateful to Yellow Ribbon Project as he now earns an income through painting
Inmate Aisake Qiolele is grateful to the Fiji Corrections Service for the Yellow Ribbon Project as he now has a source of income by selling his ...
2 hours ago

18-year-old student's bail hearing for alleged murder set for July 23rd
The 18-year-old high school student who allegedly caused the death of a man in his 20s at an apartment complex in Suva earlier this month will have ...
3 hours ago



fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
2025-2026 National Budget Debate
Parliament has officially passed the 2025–2026 National Budget, with 75 percent of Members of Parliament voting in favour of the budget, matching ...
41 minutes ago

Professor Prasad on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
The show will focus on the 2025/2026 National Budget.
9 days ago

Tui Nayau and Tui Lau Installation
The ceremony for the installation of the Tui Nayau Sau ni Vanua o Lau will be held tomorrow, while the installation ceremony of the Tui Lau will be held in Tubou on Thursday.
11 days ago

TOP