As the world joins in commemorating International Women’s Day 2024, the Chair of the Board for the Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG), Ms. Tanya Toailoa, is sending warm greetings and congratulations from Bangkok to all the women of Samoa.
Ms. Toailoa is representing SVSG at the ECPAT International regional workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, gathering Executive Directors of the ECPAT membership to take collective action to end sexual exploitation in Asia and the Pacific.
The in-person regional workshop is timely, given our reliance on social media for communication and networking and how this poses a challenge to online sexual exploitation and abuse in some parts of the Asian region.
The workshop is also relevant as we commemorate International Women’s Day 2024 under the theme ‘Inspire Inclusion’, recognising that women are among the most vulnerable to sexual exploitation and abuse due to gender, social, and economic status.
As a human rights defender, SVSG continues to advocate for the rights of vulnerable and marginalised members of the community, primarily women, girls, and children.
On this International Women’s Day 2024, SVSG calls on women survivors of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and gender-based violence to be inspired to be included. “You are an inspiration. We value your inclusion.” – Siliniu Lina Chang, SVSG President
Background Information:
- SVSG became a member of ECPAT International in 2015.
- ECPAT is an acronym that stands for End Child Prostitution and Trafficking.
- ECPAT is a global network of civil society organizations dedicated to ending the sexual exploitation of children.
- ECPAT is the only international NGO network solely dedicated to the fight against the sexual exploitation of children.
- ECPAT’s campaign has evolved into the world’s largest influencing network fully dedicated to ending the sexual exploitation of children, with a membership of 125 civil society organizations in 104 countries.
