Ethnic Communities in Australia Sidestepped by National Domestic Violence Plan: Reports

© Warren Goldswain The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (Fecca) has stated that the council had not been consulted before the Australian National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children was spearheaded by the federal government.
The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (Fecca) has stated that the council had not been consulted before the Australian National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children was spearheaded by the federal government. - Sputnik International
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The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (Fecca) has stated that the council had not been consulted before the Australian National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children was spearheaded by the federal government, The Guardian reported Wednesday.

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (Fecca) has stated that the council had not been consulted before the Australian National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children was spearheaded by the federal government, The Guardian reported Wednesday.

"We welcome the plan and are happy it mentions the Cald [culturally and linguistically diverse] women and the community, but [when it comes to] that emphasis on the how and engaging with the right organisation, we really do think the peak body for the culturally and linguistically diverse communities should be engaged in the implementations stage, in the development stage," the newspaper quoted Fecca chairperson Pallavi Sinha as telling the Australian Senate Wednesday.

According to Sinha, women from ethnic communities face challenges when trying to access domestic violence services. Language difficulties, social stigma surrounding domestic violence in their cultures as well as awareness of the existence of the services were among the challenges faced.

Meanwhile, Casta Tungaraza from Australia's New and Emerging Policy Advisory Committee, said that the lack of funding for the domestic violence services did not allow providing comprehensive assistance to domestically abused women.

"On the ground, different women's organizations from Cald communities collaborate with other bodies and we've had small, small funding to do some work in this area, but it's not sustainable … all of a sudden we are left with women who are more aware [of domestic violence issues] but we are not able to continue with the good work," The Guardian quoted Tungaraza as saying.

The statements were made during an inquiry at the Australian Senate over the implementation of an all-Australian plan to prevent domestic violence. Representatives from the Australian Department of Social Services (DSS) also attended the meeting.

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