Say NO To Domestic Violence In Nevis
Charlestown, Nevis
October 22, 2008
The community must find a way to ensure that it nurtured a culture of open communication, of tolerance for different shades of opinion and one in which people were seen as equal. That was the sentiment of Minister of Social Affairs Hon. Hensley Daniel when he spoke to front line workers on October 22, at a sensitisation workshop to address issues of violence against women on Nevis.
The workshop funded by MATCH International Canada is hosted by the Change Center on Nevis in collaboration with the Women Development Unit of the University of the West Indies (UWI). The two day workshop which commenced on October 21 was the first in a six part series entitled: “Sensitisation of front line workers on violence against women on the island of Nevis”. It will conclude in April 2009. The series is intended to address a critical issue and to explore ways in which the risk of violence and abuse could be prevented, minimised and treated.