AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCED ‘SAFE FAMILIES’ PROGRAM

Australian Government court of arms. Photo credit: forum.nationstates.net

Australia has just announced its new ‘Safe Families’ program, aimed at addressing family violence in the Solomon Islands.

The Solomon Islands Australian High Commission social media page reports, this initiative is part of the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development project.

It explains, this is a commitment from the Australian government to spend AUD$30 million on gender equality in the Pacific.

The goal of Safe Families is to highlight that family violence is not an acceptable behaviour in Solomon Islands.