Punanga Tauturu Incorporated
Cook Islands Womens Counselling Centre
Ph: 21133
E-mail: rongo@punangatauturu.org.ck
Aims/ Objectives
The aims and objectives of the Punanga Tauturu include:
i. To provide a
supportive environment for women to make decisions themselves and to determine
their future when they have become victims of domestic violence and
rape;
ii. To provide a 24-hour crisis telephone service and confidential
counselling for victims of domestic violence and rape;
iii. To provide a
centre where women can seek help and support and feel safe from violent family
situations;
iv. To develop educational awareness programmes (written
materials, radio, TV, programmes and community training sessions) for women and
children in the community in terms of their rights;
v. To educate the
perpetrators of family violence on anger management;
vi. To develop
educational awareness materials, including brochures, posters and pamphlets for
distribution in the schools and community;
vii. To review existing
legislation dealing with women's and children's rights under the law with regard
to domestic violence and rape and make recommendations for
improvement.
The
Violence Against Women and Children Project has been funded by bilateral aid
from NZAID since at least 2000. RRRT/UNDP under the PRAJA project has funded the
coordinator of the Legal Literacy Programme since at least 2001.