The brainchild of
Masterton woman Cari Matthews. Kindness Day is aimed at getting children
into the habit of being kind to the people in their worlds and begin to turn
around the negativity and child abuse that have haunted Wairarapa in past
years. The hope is that kind children will become kind adults and kind
parents, and that Kindness Day, which is linked to the Campaign for a
Violence Free Wairarapa, will spread “like a wonderful virus”.
This New Zealand based
web site can tell you about women's experience of domestic violence, and
how women can gain safety, men's experience of domestic violence, and what
men can do to create non-violent change, preventing Violence Services
available from our agency and training and resources for practitioners.
Family and Community
Services is a new service of the Ministry of Social Development, established
1July 2004. Its role is to lead government and non-government organisations
to work collaboratively to strengthen family support services and make them
more effective for families.
What is bullying?
Information for kids, teachers and parents.
A UK based website, the provides help, information and support for children
and young people – whether you’re currently living with violence, you’ve
experienced violence in the past or if you know someone else going through
it and you’re looking for help and information.
On screen advice about
all sorts of things...bullying, relationships, exams, drugs, difficulties at
home for ages 12 to 16 years. UK based website.
An international
inventory of hotlines, shelters, refuges, crisis centres and women's
organizations, searchable by country, plus index of domestic violence
resources in over 70 languages.
"Beat Texas for the
most dabs on a painting". A project that promotes the Wairarapa
community to work together to beat a Guinness World record.
