value of the client's life to break the vicious cycle of violence
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GO ANOTHER MILE WITH BATTERED WOMEN AND
CHILDREN-
Hui-Jung Chi, CEOGarden of Hope Foundation
They Need Your Support!
CURRENT SITUATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
According to the study by Domestic Violence andSexual Assault Prevention Committee (DVSAPC), Ministry of Interior Affairs in 2012, the statistics shows: Battered women and children who called hotline
113 amounts to 69,543 people (number of men are removed).
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Committee, Ministry of Interior provided a total of more than USD1.3k
REHABILITATION PROCESS OF BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN
In Crisis Life Rehabilitation
RESOURCE INVENTORY OF THE REHABILITATION PROCESS OF BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN
: Police, health care, legal assistance,
emergency safety, shelter, emergency aid and
emergency life support. 。
: Rent subsidies, living support,
psychological rehabilitation ,
child childcare / education allowance 。
In Crisis
Life Rehabilitation
Government unequal allocation of resources With the sum of the grant $13 million USD that DVSAPC
has given to the victims of violence
生活重建期
危機期
6
1
1
3
Government unequal allocation of resources所佔資源 (1:3) 所佔時間 (6:1)
In Crisis
Life Rehabilita-
tion
Resource Consumption (1:3)
Time Consumption (6:1)
Battered women and children in life Rehabilitation, their need in resource is US$80 million
× 1/4 Independence Need × =
PS : In terms of calculating the dark figure of victims 10
times, then up to $ 800 million is required .
18y-30y reproductive
women(100 thousand
person)
Battered Women(Based on 70 thousand
persons
Rent US$333/M
Child Care US$333/M
US$70million
US$10million
Total US$80 Million!
Life Rehabilitation for Battered Women and Children Cry for Resources
政府提供資源:1 億元
受暴婦幼所需資源: 33 億元政府現投入資源 333萬美元受暴婦女生活重建需求資源 8000萬美元
Gray: US$3.33 million that is invested by the government.Red: US$ 80 million that is required for battered women and children to rebuild their life.
The Outcome of Lack of Resources for Life Rehabilitation for Women and Children who is Victims of Violence
Government can only focus on crisis management and overlook rehabilitation.
Battered women and children are prone to falling into the cycle of abuse.
Each victim of abuse causes social loss of about US$ 10 thousands.
The annual investment of US$ 13 million by the government is not cost-efficient.
It is afraid that the governmental help and support for battered women and children will continuously stay in passive social welfare model, just like fixing a broken net.
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Let’s Compare the Budget
政府協助受暴婦幼金額 1300萬美元
核四投入運轉成本 375億 2千萬美元
國防部主管預算 100億美元
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Government Budget
• Budget for Head of the Department of National Defense is US$ 10 billion
• Nuclear Power Plant no.4 Operation Cost is US$ 37.52billion
• Government’s Grant for Battered Women and Children US$ 13 million
A Question to the Government :
How to Allocate Resources to Make
Citizens’ Life Better?
Astonishing Creation of Social Value = US$ 20,000 per person !
If the society can invest in US$ 1866 more per victim of abuse, we can create a better society!
Investment in Women is Smart Economy- Once a women is employed, the whole family of the women take benefit from it.
Study of the World Bank
CEDAw
Article 11: free choice of profession and
employment, the right to promotion, job security and all benefits and conditions of service and the right to receive vocational training and retraining, including apprenticeships, advanced vocational training and recurrent training
International Labor Organization ) (ILO)
A study from the International Labor Organization points out that in 2008, globally there were 6.3% female laborers there were waiting to be employed, while there were 5.9% male laborers that were waiting to be employed.
Ratio of Male/ Female Laboring Participation
Total M F58.4% 66.8 % 50.2 %
Resource: 2013/May Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan
Female labor participation rate is significantly lower than the male rate.
Labor Participation Rate of Women who Has Spouse is Even Lower
Married Woman
Single Woman
Total
49 % 59.4%
50.2 %
Resource: 2011 DGBAS
Married Women’s Labor Participation Rate is Lower than Single Women
How about Labor Participation Rate of Battered Women?
•There’s no research on this issue, but we could imagine___
•From GOH’s experience of service, battered women are often traumatized greatly by physical or verbal abuse, and lost their self-esteem and self-confidence, which impacts their capability in employment and their ability to adapt to a work place. Hence, they might lost their work or become long term unemployed.
GOH Employment Program for Battered Women
With appropriate support and assistance, women who are victims of abuse can change from a dependent of social welfare and a negative influence of social productivity to become a productive worker, creating positive social productive value and support herself and her dependents.
80% Employment Rate! Negative to Postive
Productivity
GOH Initiatives :
To Enterprises: Requests to release more employment opportunities for vulnerable women.
To Government: to release more resources to help vulnerable women become employed. Include facilities, tools, employment social worker, subsidies for salary, child care emergency aid, housing aid…etc. To reduce the obstacles of employment for vulnerable women
Thank You!