Who we are

Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) is a non-governmental organisation set up in Samoa in 2005 to support victims of crimes and the most vulnerable populations through advocacy, casework, shelter for children, community awareness and violence prevention programs.

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What we do

SVSG seeks to protect and promote the rights of victims and the most vulnerable populations such as women and children, specifically the right to be free from abuse.

We help the whole family and work to prevent violence through comprehensive community engagement. Through SVSG’s network of community volunteers, we look after vulnerable populations, underprivileged families, elderly and people with disabilities.

SVSG is engaging Men & Boys to Break the Cycle of violence against women and girls.

About SVSG

SVSG is the only organization in Samoa that provides shelter assistance for children victims of all forms of abuse and neglect.

SVSG is committed to protecting children and their rights; hence the requirement for all SVSG personnel to comply with SVSG's Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct.

SVSG is the main service provider for survivors of gender based violence in Samoa. SVSG is vocal in advocating for women’s rights .

SVSG has become the voice of the voiceless and has been recognized for human rights defender work.

Why we do

SVSG believes that greater awareness of the rights of the victims and the most vulnerable will provide civil society with the knowledge and tools to ensure these rights are upheld.

A proud, strong, and successful community does not tolerate any form of violence against women and children.

Our FOCUS

¤ Child Safety

¤ Women's Rights

¤ Men & Boys Engage to EVAWG

¤ Human Rights Activist / Defender

As the country goes into a 2-days lock down for the COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign, Samoa Victim Support Group is reminding our people that ‘Help is not on shutdown.’

As an essential social support service providing a 24 hour free Help Line, shelter facilities and counseling for the abused and the distressed, respectively, SVSG is anticipating an increase in callers to the Help Line during this lock down period.

From experience during the lockdown early in 2020, child abuse increases as the parents and the children were locked down together at home.

Intimate partner violence such as physical, psychological and sexual abuse increases as the lockdown had restricted the movement of women from their houses.

SVSG statistics recorded a 20% increase in domestic violence from 9 – 46 cases during the lockdown period in March 2020.

As such, SVSG will remain on the alert to respond to our people’s call for assistance during the 2-days lockdown; providing counseling support where relevant via the Help Line, while evacuating the victims and those at risk for shelter care, until the violent situations in their homes have been resolved.

The Chair of the SVSG Board, Georgina Lui acknowledges the partnership with the UNDP Spotlight Initiative for supporting SVSG’s response mechanism in place to address gender based violence in the context of the COVID-19.

“Thank you also to the long standing partnership with Digicel Samoa and Vodafone for supporting the free Help Line service to our wider community. Together, we can continue to look out for each other during these unprecedented times.”

SAMOA VICTIM SUPPORT GROUP | DONATION DELIVERY | SAMOAN VLOG | Episode138

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Distribution of SVSG Posters on the COVID-19

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