Advocacy and Community Awareness
This program is aimed at reducing domestic violence, improving community response, increasing public attention, and informing victims about available resources and their options.
Through public presentations and campaigns, information fairs in churches and community health centers, and the creation of partnerships with communities and other interested organizations, we will spread information about the impact of domestic violence on victims, their children, and society.
Our goal is to support, strengthen, and encourage victims to seek knowledge and assistance while reducing the stigma associated with victimization.
Different ways to advocate
Raise awareness about poverty and other social justice issues
- Share social justice issues (e.g. family relationships, financial problems, unemployment, etc.,) in your community with your friends, family, and colleagues.
- Post information about support services on your local notice board or social media.
- Share posts from social justice campaigns.
- Reflect on a news story with a colleague, friend, or neighbor.
- Create artwork or poem that explores the nature or impact of social injustice in your community – and share it.
Build a community/group to support those going through domestic violence or difficult times.
- Start a conversation with a person who seems down or left out.
- Speak out when you hear someone shouting, or speaking unkindly or disrespectfully to another person.
- Check in on your neighbors.
- Provide emotional and practical support to those in your social network facing mental health challenges, unemployment/ financial hardships, family sickness, or other life challenges.
- Volunteer your time or expertise with a person who needs it.
- Share information about a free event in your community and encourage others to participate.
- Donate to a charity supporting domestic violence victims.
- Host a fundraiser to support a social justice campaign.
- Tell at least one person where to find support or counseling.
Call for fair and effective government policies
- Start or sign a petition.
- Write to your local representative(MP/Governor/Senator).
- During election time, find out where your local representatives stand on social injustice issues relating to poverty and inequality, family and domestic violence, or unemployment and justice. Vote accordingly!
- Write to the media stations.
- Comment on politicians’ social media posts.
- Attend community consultation meetings, or join a rally to support an end to domestic violence and justice for the victims of domestic violence.
- Research and engage with political candidates before you vote for them.
