Taoto le Ataata o Ta’ulelei

Ministry of Women Community and Social Development

Lomiga: Novema-Tesema 2015

“16 days of Activism, Against Gender Violence” celebration

The Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development celebrated the 16 Days of Activism

against Gender Violence from Wednesday 25th November until Friday 11th December 2015. The theme

for this years’ celebration was “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World”. The program coordi-

nated three particular events in collaboration with UNFPA, UN Women and UNESCO.

On Wednesday 25th November was the Orange Day with the theme on “National Symposium for a Safer

Samoa: Men making a stand against violence” was held at the Tooa Salamasina Hall at 9.30 am.

Monday 30th November, the Ministry with the same partners coordinated the same national symposium

in Savaii and was held at the Apita o Pisaga Hall in Salelologa.

On Wednesday 2nd December, the Ministry with the collaboration with UNFPA and UN Women hosted

Inspiring Young Women’s Forum. The whole day process contained discussions between young women

and business women in sharing of ideas and best ways to demonstrate their skills from local business

women to help create a platform for young women to become economically active and to be able to pro-

duce resources that are available in Samoa to support their living. This forum was held at the Tooa Sala-

masina Hall.

National Symposium for safer Sa-

moa:Men Making a step against

violence

FAATINOINA LE POLOKALAME A LE FAALAPOTOPOTOGA FONO AOAO

A TINA

O le masina o Aukuso 2015 na faagasolo ai polokalame taulogologo i

nuu ma afioaga. O lenei taumafaiga sa taiulu e le Faalapotopotoga o le

Fono Aoao a Tina i se galuega soosootauau ma le Faalapotopotoga o

Komiti Tumama o Samoa ma le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, At-

inae o Nuu ma Afioaga ma Aga Fesootai. E 41 nuu sa mafia ona faati-

noina ai lenei polokalame, 17 mai Savaii ma le 24 o Upolu. O nei

polokalame sa faatupeina mai e le Malo o Ausetalia i lalo o le polo-

kalame o le Samoa Shaping Women’s Development o loo taiulu ai le

Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, Atinae o Nuu ma Afioaga.

O faatinoga i Afioga sa filifilia na tulituliloa ai Sini

Autu 2: “Unaia le auai o tina i faiga upufai” ma le 3:

Taofia Sauaga faasaga i tina ma tamaitai ma fanau” o

le Polokalame e pei ona taua i luga. Sa uiga ese le

taupati mai o afioaga na mafai ona auai e ala i le auai

o saofaiga uma i totonu o le tele o Afioaga aemaise

foi o le lagolago a Ekalesia.

O feau na momoli mai i pese faaleaganuu, tala

faatino, faleaitu, fagogo, solo ma siva e aofia ai le ta-

losagaina o alii ma faipule ina ia taulamua i le unaia o

pulega lelei ma unaia le auai o tina ma tamaitai i faiga

upu fai aemaise o le faamautuina o le saogalemu o

tina ma tamaitai ma fanau i aiga, nuu ma afioaga ma

taofia soo se ituaiga sauaga.

Sa talosagaina le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai ina

ia faaauau pea nei polokalame taua mo le saogalemu

o Samoa.

Faatauaina o le auai o tina ma tama i

tulaga o faatinoga mo le lumanai

Komiti tina Samatau

Nisi o Tina mai Afioaga sa filifilia

Celebrating the International Day for the Prevention of child Abuse, neglect

and Exploitation

Prevention of Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (PCANE) is

an international day celebrated annually on the 19th of November

with a series of activities promoting the safety and protection of

children around the globe.

The Samoa’s National theme for this year is “the safety of children

is mine and yours”. To celebrate PCANE this year the objectives

were to celebrate PCAN 2015 through 1) MY Campaign on Radio,

2)raise parents and children’s awareness on the safety of children

as everyone’s responsibility. 3) Strengthen collaboration with part-

ner on the protection of children within Samoa.

The PCAN Poem competition for children was divided into three categories. 1) Children age 5-8 years, 2)

children age 9-12 years, 3) children age13-15 years. This task encouraged the children to express their

opinions and feelings on issues affecting them of children they know

of in everyday living. It was also an opportunity for children them-

selves to identify solutions to the problems affecting them in certain

places. The flyers were out on the first week of November inviting

children under 3 categories to submit poems in either English or Sa-

moan. There were 3 judges selected to mark all poems from the

three categories, 164 children submitted poems. The 9-12 years

category had the most entries of 102. There were three children with

disabilities that submitted poems for the competition, and received

compliment prizes for their effort of participation and encourage

other persons with disabilities to give their opinions in these compe-

tition in the future.

The MY Campaign was a whole week talk back show on Radio Ta-

lofa FM. This activity was intended to elevate public awareness on

factors and beliefs contributing into violence against children.

Speakers were invited to speak on different areas regarding the over-

all theme of the year. The radio program was aired for 30 minutes

from 3.30 – 4pm after school. This method allowed children to call

in and answer questions that were asked regarding the content of the

program. This was

also a tool to test the

listening skills as well as children’s understanding of the is-

sues / points covered during the radio show.

Tv1 and EFKS TV are now airing convey messages on the

importance of protection of children from physical violence

as well as sexual abuse. These advertisements are now aired

for the period of 12 months starting from November 19th

2015 – November 19th 2016. The methodology focused and

targeted the wider population as a reminder that children are

also victims of violence and to re-emphasize on duties to en-

sure children are safe and grow up to become good citizens

of our country. In addition the voice over of the advertise-

ments was also aired on the radio during the Radio talk back

show.

Faamanatuina le Vaiaso Fa’avaomalo mo I latou e iai Manaoga

Faapitoa

O tausaga uma lava e faamanatuina ai le vaiaso faapitoa

mo tagata e iai manaoga faapitoa. O le autu o lenei tau-

saga ua faaupuina “Aupega taua e faamalosiauina ai

tagata e i ai manaoga faapitoa e faataua o latou aga-

va’a”. Mo Samoa o se avanoa taua ma lelei e faafetaia

ai le ausia ina o galuega sa faatino ona o le lagolagosua

a le Malo o Samoa ma le Malo o Ausetalia va’ava’alua

ai ma le Nuanua o le Alofa, ma isi faalapotopotoga autu

o loo lagolagosua I lenei polokalame. O le Matagaluega

o Tina ma Tamaitai Atinae o Nu’u ma Agafesootai ua

iai le Vaega ua patino iai galuega ma polokalame o ta-

gata e iai manaoga faapitoa.

O le faigalotu na tatala aloaia ai le vaiaso mo tagata e iai

manaoga faapitoa, na faia i le Tooa Salamasina Hall i le Aso 1

Tesema 2015 i le 10 i le taeao. O le sauniga na taitaina e le

Faifeau Toeaina ia Siolo Tauati. O pese o le sauniga na felafola-

foai ai le Samoa Blind Persons Association & NOLA, Aoga Fia-

malamalama ma le Loto Taumafai. Ma le Saunoaga faapitoa o le

aso na saunoa iai le Afioga i le Minisita ia Tolofuaivalelei

Falemoe Leiataua. O saunoaga faaopopo mo le Auga o le

faamoemoe na saunoa iai le Komesina Maualuga o le Malo o

Ausetalia, o le sui o le Vaega o Tagata e iai Manaoga Faapitoa,

ma le sui o Malo Au-Faatasi. E lua aso na faapitoa iai polo-

kalame, o le Aso Gafua i Tesema o le faigalotu ,ae o le Aso Tofi

e fai ai tauvaga lauga ma finauaiga o manatu (Debate) mo Kolisi

ia aemaise ai o faafiafiaga. Na taualuga le aso i se tufatufaga

faailoga mai i tauvaga na faatinoina i lena aso.

O se vaaiga lelei ma le alualu ai i luma o lenei polokalame o le au-

siaina lea o ni taunuuga mautu i le toatele o tagata e iai manaoga

faapitoa ua mafai ona auai i polokalame i totonu o le 12 masina. E

23 ni poloketi na ausiaina i lona vaega muamua na faatupeina mai

lalo o le Vaega o le Samoa Disability Program. O nei poloketi na

faatinoina i ni nofoaga eseese i Lotu ma Faleaoga, na fausiaina ai ni

malae taalo ma fale le taua mo tamaiti laiti. O le faatinoina o se

A’oaoga (CRPD) mo sui o Vaega Tumaoti ma nisi o polokalame e

a’oa’oina ai le tomai ma agava’a i itu tau pisinisi mo tagata e iai o

latou manaoga faapitoa. O le tele lava o nei poloketi ua ausia i se

tulaga lelei ma nisi o polokalame faasolo o le a faamae’aina lea i le

NATIONAL BEAUTIFICATION COMPETITION

The Prize Giving

for the National

beautification

program was

held on the

Thursday 10th

Dercember 2015.

This program is

the Government of Samoa’s ongo-

ing program led by the Ministry of

Women Community and Social De-

velopment.

The 2015 marks the fourth year

since this program has been initiated

with it main objectives are to:

Encourage healthy and

clean village and commu-

nity environment to ensure

healthy population

Supporting beautification

of villages for own enjoy-

ment and to continue the

attraction of visitors and

tourist to our beautiful Sa-

moa.

The participating villages in the

2015 competition include 126 tradi-

tional villages in Upolu, 81 tradi-

tional villages in Savaii, 39 nontra-

ditional villages in Upolu, 5 church

compounds and 25 villages of

Upolu from Mulifanua to Vaimoso

who participated in the special visit.

This year competition focused on

three major areas, cleanliness’ and

beautiful surrounding, second is

colorful gardens and planting of

new trees and thirdly, ensuring

that the harm caused by unre-

strained/roaming animals is re-

duced.

The assessment process for this

competition is inclusive of : 5 vis-

its by the National Beautification

Committee covering the 4 island

over the course of the year, 5

monitoring visits by the Ministry

of Women, Community and Social

Development and a special assess-

ment for all villages from Muli-

fanua to Vaimoso in preparation

for the historical rugby match be-

tween the All Blacks and Manu

Samoa in July and the Common-

wealth Youth Games in Septem-

ber.

Tatalaina aloaia o le Tusi Alagaupu ma Ata o le Fa’amama Avega.

O le Aso 10 o Tesema 2015 sa faataunuuina ai se sauniga faapitoa e tatala aloaia ai le Tusi Alagaupu ma Muaga-

gana faapea ai ma Ata (DVDs) o le Polokalame o le Fa’amama Avega. O lenei galuega sa fitaituga iai le mamalu

o le Komiti a le Faleula faapea ma sui o le Vaega o le Lotoifale aua le tu’ufa’atasia o mau eseese ina sa’o ma lelei

aua le faitau a le mamalu o le atunu’u.

O se galuega e le’i faigofie lona fa’atinoina. Na fa’aalia e le Afioga Lemalama Ta’aloga Fa’asalaina o le Pule Sili

Lagolago o le Vaega o le Lotoifale, e tele lu’itau ma fa’afitauli sa feagai a’o taumafai e tu’ufa’atasia lenei gal-

uega. O mea ia o measina a le atunu’u ma e le tatau ona fa’apaole lona faiga.

E le gata i le tusi lea ae sa tatalaina ai foi ma ata o le polokalame o le fa’amama avega a le Komiti o le Faleula. O

nei ata e aoga tele lea e lima ta’ita’iina ai le faiga o fa’alavelave fa’aleaiga faapea foi fa’alavelave e masani ina ia

faigofie le avega i nei vaitau o le taugata o le soifuaga. Na fa’afetaia e le Afioga

le Minisita o le Matagaluega le mamalu Komiti a le Faleula faapea le Matagal-

uega e tusa ai ma galuega taua ua mafai ona ausia aua le atina’eina o le mamalu

lautele o le atunu’u.

O lo’o faatauina nei tusi faapea ma ata i le Ofisa o le Matagaluega i le Maota o

To’oa Salamasina i Sogi. O se meaalofa taua tele ma le aoga i aiga ma uo ina ia

mafai ona tatou galulue fa’atasi mo se Samoa e atamamai ona tagata, e filemu ma

ola soifua maloloina.

Honourable Minis-

ter Tolofuaivalelei

Falemoe Leiataua

Participating members form

different villages

Commemorating the National Youth Week 2015

The Ministry of Women Community and Social Development

through its Division for Youth and it partners has been celebrating

one of the annual events the National Youth Week. The main

theme of this year’s program is that “My choice, our life”. The

theme reminds us to be responsible and to respect the integrity of

others because a single decision can affect not only oneself but can

have a ripple effect on the family and the community. “My choice,

our life” is about lending a helping hand, saying no to violence,

practicing safe sex and empowering other young people to strive

for excellence in all areas of life.

It is also a way of raising awareness and on three main topics:

Health and Safety, Crime Prevention and youth Employment. The

programme for this year is very extensive and diverse and full of

initiatives aimed at engaging with youth.

All of the activities has been settle from Sunday until Friday in-

cluding the opening services, the launching of the Samoan National

Action Plan on Youth Employment developed by the Ministry of

Women community and Social Development plus the assistant

from the International Labor organization (ILO), as well as the

launching of the My choice, Our life Alcohol Control Campaign, at

the Tooa Salamasina foyer led by and the photo exhibition

“Aspiration” to depict the reality of Samoan Youth.

Some of the activities include the launching of the Youth Expo at

Malaefatu park at Sogi led by the Pasefika Mana Social Services.

The purpose is to help the youth establish a vision for their future,

through exposing them to relevant services to facilitate their deci-

sion making in life, as well as the consultation for the youth policy

and some variety of activities to showcase the important of this

special week

Photo Exhibition

Youth Policy Consul-

tation

Opening ceremony and the launching of

the Samoa National Action Plan

Youth Expo at Malaefatu

YOUTH ACTIVITIES

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Fa’alauiloa a le Matagaluega…..

Mo nisi fa’amatalaga, faafesoota’i mai:

Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, Atinae o Nuu, Afioaga ma Agafesootai. Maota o le Tooa Salamasina SOGI Telefoni: 27752/53 Upega tafailagi: www.mwcsd.gov.ws

Fuimapoao Beth Onesemo Tuilaepa Ofisa Sili o Pulega Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, Atinae o Nuu ma Afioaga ma Agafesootai Telefoni: (685) 25240 Facsimile: (685) 23639 Laina: 229/230 Imeli: ceo@mwcsd.gov.ws Faauiga Mulitalo Ofisa Sili Lagolago Vaega mo Pulega Faa Ofisa Telefoni: (685) 29776 Facsimile: (685) 32358 Laina: 202 Imeli: fmulitalo@mwcsd.gov.ws Faafetai Koria Ofisa Sili Lagolago Vaega o Suesuega, Faiga Faavae ma Faamata-laga Faamaumauina Telefoni: (685) 21032 Laina: 206 Imeli: fkoria@mwcsd.gov.ws Louisa Apelu Ofisa Sili Lagolago Vaega mo Tina ma Tamaitai Telefoni: (685) 26057 Facsimile: (685) 22539 Laina: 203 Imeli: lapelu@mwcsd.gov.ws Lemalama Taaloga Fa’asalaina Ofisa Sili Lagolago Vaega mo le Lotoifale Telefoni: (685) 26602 Laina: 245 Facsimile: (685) 24028

Su’a Seira Fuimaono Ofisa Fa’afoe mo Vaega o Atinae mo Nu’u ma Afioaga Telefoni: (685) 23512 Laina: 207 Imeli: sfuimaono@mwcsd.gov.ws Seletuta Visesio Pita Ofisa Sili Lagolago Vaega mo Tupulaga Talavou Telefoni: (685) 21997 Laina: 204 Imeli: spita@mwcsd.gov.ws Tifitifi Uitime Ofisa Sili Lagolago Vaega mo Lomitusi Telefoni: (685) 21355 Facsimile: (685) 20098

Imeli: tifi.fetu@samoaonline.gov.ws Ofisa i Savaii: Vaega o le Loto’ifale Telefoni: (685) 51174 Vaega o Tina ma Tamaitai: Telefoni: (685) 51341

VAAIGA TAULA’I

“ Avea ai o tagata ma tagatanuu aoga e ala i

le auai i le faaauauina o atinae tau agaf-

esootai mo nuu ma afioaga ”

MANULAUTI

“Taimua i atinae tau agafesootai mo nuu ma

afioaga ina ia mautinoa se tamaoaiga soifua

manuia mo tagata uma”