When you consider that a woman is in more danger of physical or emotional harm by someone known to her in her own home than by a stranger on the street, we must accept we have a major societal problem.

Violence against women starts with disrespectful behaviour. Our campaign is about stopping this at the start.

The Rotary South Pacific Say No to Domestic and Family Violence campaign has evolved over the past 6 years and has its main emphasis as a prevention strategy that aligns with the Australian Government ‘Stop it at the Start’ national campaign.

Through consultation with stakeholders, Rotary is well placed to lead and collaborate this campaign in our communities. We encourage clubs already working in this space to continue their great work. This campaign is very much an ‘and’ not an ‘or’ that may value add to what your club is currently doing in this space.

‘Stop it at the Start’ is a national campaign that aims to prevent gender-based violence by influencing change to attitudes and behaviours that support or condone gender based violence. It takes a primary prevention approach to ensure adults play a role in the prevention of disrespect and violence supportive attitudes