The Minister for Women Dr Jiko Luveni will visit Volivoli village in Sigatoka tomorrow to celebrate its commitment to the Zero Tolerance Violence Free Community campaign.
In February this year, Volivoli village decided to commit itself to the campaign which aspires to promote a violence-free community. At that separate event, the Minister commended the leaders and villagers for their commitment to the campaign.
Volivoli village Turaga Ni Koro or village headman Mr Rupeni Takavo, the turaga-ni-koro said that while the village seldom experiences any form of violence in recent years, the implementation of this program will strengthen peace and unity among his people to keep Volivoli a violence-free village.
“There are about 500 people in this village and we have committed ourselves to work with the government on the violence free program. We have set up a gatekeeping committee to ensure that no violence will be tolerated in Volivoli. The villagers have been informed about the Domestic Violence Decree and Crimes Decree, so are very well aware of the laws in place and the consequences they will face if they break the law,” he said.
The campaign is widely promoted around the country and has seen the inclusion of other key agencies that all work together to ensure its success.
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