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(A) Immediate and long-term measures to prevent violence against women and their children, and improve gender equality.
Harman’s Foundation’s work in the community at a grass roots level has brought a great need to adapt a longer team approach to prevent violence against violence against.

Safety for victim/survivor and children.
Culturally responsive shelters and support systems are much needed Easy legal and financial support mechanisms – especially for women on temporary or spouse visas - - - Address perceptions around “ gender inequality” at an individual and community level - - Community co-designed approaches have better buy in – unpacking traditional gender roles, stereotypes and The need for communities to own, action around changing community attitudes towards women and girls - expectations Punjabi mother said in community gatherings a little boy hit his sister and no one prevents it – how to raise up boys and girls equally .
- Community members finds it easier to accept messages around DV prevention when more holistic terms such as harmony, healthy family relationships are used.

Strength based approach has worked well with community.

Recent experience through the community led “ Rich cultures should have rich relationships” community led DV prevention project Focussing on the strengths makes to easier to approach addressing practices such as dowry, forced arranged marriages etc.
Intersectional approaches to addressing and prevention of violence is much needed.

Migrant women have layers of vulnerability.

Equipping community to understand intersectionality is important led support organisations leaders/community - - - (E) All forms of violence against women, including, but not limited to, coercive control and technology-facilitated abuse.

- Educating women and girls on various forms of violence.
Enabling them to define and identify violence/abuse such a threat to family overseas, dowry demands , abuse of children, withholding visas, opportunity to work etc.

- Building safer pathways for women in partnership with community organizations’ who have great influence at a grass roots level.

Legal support and navigating this system is challenging for women from migrant communities.
- Migrant communities have a limited understanding about forms of violence – women need to understand the difference between rights and expectations - Rights from an Australian and human rights context is key.

Legal rights of the victim – how can she protected in - important Young girls from CALD communities need to be supported to understand the concept of choice and identify behaviors in intimate relationships that are harmful.
(G) The efficacy of perpetrator intervention programs and support services for men to help them change their behaviour.
- - Enabling men to understand health relationships and positive behaviors that support family harmony Training men in the community in “ by stander” roles and effectiveness of community supporting and rewarding bystander behaviour that calls out violence “ Violence prevention” community warriors/volunteers ( respected community leaders/role models) to work with men 3 Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violenceSubmission 249 - Understanding substance abuse on impact on families - Building parenting skills of men – especially when they are highly influenced by upbringing that is different and have patriarchal approaches to parenting where expectations from fathers and mothers are carved in stone - Culturally responsive support groups for men led by community champions in collaboration with service providers - Women and men from CALD communities endeavor to save face and protect the family unit despite it being unhealthy and harmful.
Culturally safe prevention work alongside men is key (K) Any access to previous parliamentary reviews looling a ase studies – what has been done and any assistance we can provide the women.Recommendations from the past review that can assist the women for the small NGOs like us too.
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