💜 Our Services

💬 Counselling

Vanuatu Women’s Centre offers both centre-based counselling and mobile outreach services. Our trained counsellors provide compassionate, confidential support, helping women and children explore safe and practical solutions. You can visit the Centre, call, or write to us — all communication is strictly confidential.

🚐 Mobile Counselling

Our Mobile Counsellor travels to rural villages and settlements to reach women and girls who cannot access the main Centre in Port Vila.

• Domestic violence
• Rape and incest
• Child abuse
• Family or child maintenance
• Other legal concerns

All services are free and completely confidential.

📢 Community Awareness

VWC raises awareness and educates the public about violence against women and children through:

• Community workshops and public talks
• Fortnightly radio programs
• Educational materials: t-shirts, stickers, posters, calendars

🤝 Committees Against Violence Against Women (CAVAW)

VWC supports local communities to form their own CAVAW groups in rural and outer islands. These volunteer-led committees lead grassroots efforts to prevent violence, raise awareness, and support survivors. There are currently 39 active CAVAWs across Vanuatu.

⚖️ Legal Advocacy

VWC empowers women by providing legal information and advocacy on:

• Marriage, divorce, and custody
• Child maintenance
• Domestic violence and protection orders

We also raise awareness of:

• CEDAW – Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
• CRC – Convention on the Rights of the Child

VWC continues to advocate for these conventions’ implementation at the national level.

🏠 Safe House

VWC operates a safe house where women and children can find temporary shelter from violent or unsafe situations. Counselling is provided during their stay. Due to limited resources, stays may be time-limited.

📅 Special Days Observed

• International Women’s Day
• Mother’s Day
• Vanuatu Women’s Day
• National Primary Preschool Day
• Children’s Day
• International Peace Day
• International Rural Women’s Day
• International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
• International Human Rights Defenders Day
• World AIDS Day
• International Day for Persons with Disabilities
• International Volunteers Day