The Women and Children Crisis Center (WCCC) Tonga believes that there are two critical aspects of providing services to survivors of violence. Firstly, fofola e fala kae fai ha talanoa, which means giving the survivor the opportunity to tell her story in a safe environment. Secondly, ensuring that its counselling framework is survivor-centred at all levels of support, even when families and representatives of the village, church or community are involved. These are just two of the ingredients that have enabled WCCC’s home-grown, feminist and rights-based approach, to reach and support clients effectively. An independent evaluation of WCCC’s programs to end violence against women was carried out in May 2019. The evaluation found that to a large extent, the needs of beneficiaries had been met through WCCC’s preventative and responsive strategies.
