Welcome to the Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme (PPDVP) website.

The Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme (PPDVP) is a joint initiative of NZAID, NZ Police, and the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) organisation.  NZ Police members deliver advice, training and operational support on domestic violence to the police forces and communities across the pacific.

Strategies

The PPDVP Vision is “A Safer Pacific Free from Domestic Violence.”

The five key work areas of the PPDVP are.

1. To increase pacific police capacity across the region to prevent and respond effectively to domestic violence and to develop and maintain partnerships at a regional level

2. To increase police capacity to respond effectively to domestic violence in the participating countries of the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati

3. To develop and maintain effective partnerships between the Police the NGO’s and agencies in the participating countries so as to prevent and respond effectively to domestic violence

4. To support the development of appropriate legislation on domestic violence and training of the judiciary and the legal profession in the participating countries

5. To support the development of appropriate national policy on domestic violence and the inclusion of appropriate actions in National Development Plans in the participating countries

Project Scope

The project has five participating countries – Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and Vanuatu. These countries have a specific in country programme supported by NZ Police mentors. Four other countries have links with the programme and receive various levels of support which is specifically tailored to their requirements through the PPDVP – they are Solomon Islands, Nauru, Niue, and Tuvalu. All of the 20 PICP member countries participate in the programme.

You can learn more about the PPDVP here, read our latest news or contact us.