Stopping Violence Programmes Aotearoa New Zealand

Stopping Violence Programmes and Interventions Aotearoa New Zealand: victim-survivor experiences and insights regarding their impact and safety

Nau mai, haere mai and welcome to this Backbone Collective survey.
Talofa lava, malo e lelei, kia orana, ni sa bula, fakaalofa lahi atu, kumusta, salam, namaste, nǐ hǎo 

Thank you for stopping by to find out more and/or choosing to take part.
 
Your knowledge, thoughts and experiences are taonga and are priceless gifts, and we thank you for taking precious time to share them with us. We understand that sharing might be distressing, and we value your bravery, courage and commitment to helping build a safer response system for present and future wāhine, women, tamariki, and children. 

In the next few pages, there is a lot of background information so you can make an informed decision about whether to take part. Once you move through the information pages and into the questions, there will be much less to read. Alternatively, you can watch the videos - they include the key points.

About us
The Backbone Collective works to bring the voices of women victim-survivors of family violence and/or sexual violence to decision makers so they know how to make the system and services work better to keep women and children safe and help them to recover and rebuild their lives. You can learn more about us and see our work on our website.

Alongside Backbone, Papakainga Trust researchers, led by Daysha Tonumaipe’a (who you can see on the welcome video), are running a wānanga and talanoa project to kōrero/talk with Māori and Pacific women about their experiences and insights on stopping violence programmes and activities. If you're interested, fill out the first few questions in the survey, and more information about this project will pop up.

Please click to the next page to find out more about this survey.