Projects

These films address dating violence, digital abuse, violence prevention and healthy relationships. The films along with facilitation will support prevention through a comprehensive discussion of dating violence as it happens, examining bystander behavior and how to get help. This is essential as prevention requires all parties – victims, perpetrators, and bystanders – to recognize abuse as well as their role in ending it. Educators can use accompanying curriculum to both address stopping violence before it starts and to examine healthy relationships and stereotypes.

Locally-developed material that is inclusive and reflects the diversity and culture complexity of our Islands simply does not exist for young people in the Pacific Islands. Moreover, these kinds of culturally-appropriate tools are more effective in that they generate greater recognition and acceptance than traditional prevention education, which our youth have a difficult time seeing as representative of their families, relationships, or communities. This dissonance makes them less likely to learn, adopt and understand the dynamics of healthy and unhealthy relationships.