Who Are We?

Working towards reducing the occurrence and suffering caused by physical, sexual and psychological violence between family members and increasing access to support services and justice for survivors.  

Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee was established in 2000 as one of the sectorial committees of the Consultative and Implementation Monitoring Committee (CIMC). The CIMC Secretariat is based in Port Moresby and is administered by the Institute of National Affairs (INA). 

Our Four Key Focus Areas are: 

Policy Development and legal reform

Ensure Legals and social protection for all survivors.

survivor-centred service provision

Ensure safe pathways in all 95 districts.

advocacy & communication

Ensure All communities have networks for prevention and response.

research & knowledge management

Ensure High quality systematic data collection, analysis and research available on all aspects of prevention and response.