SVSG’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations Begin

Apia, Samoa – 06 May 2025 – The celebrations for the Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) 20th Anniversary kicked off today with the Impromptu Speech Competition held at the Tooa Salamasina Hall, Sogi.

Opened for Primary and Secondary schools, the competition was an inspiring morning of powerful voices from our young people, speaking with confidence and heart on issues that matter.

1. The Speakers chose the following topics in English or Samoan that relate to the work of SVSG.
   1. Family is Safe Haven for a Child. E tatau ona Saogalemu le Tamaititi i lona Aiga.
   2. Love should not hurt. E le saua le Alofa.
   3. A Father is a Family Protector Not a Perpetrator. O le Tamā o le Malu o le Aiga ae le o se Tagata na te faia Sauaga (fa’a-solitulafono).
   4. Let’s put an End to Violence Now! Ia fa’agata nei Sauaga!
2. The Prize Winners
   Primary School Division – 9 to 13 years old
   1. Jacinta Leslie Onesemo – St. Marys Primary School
   2. Eddienna Lusia Ripley – Robert Louis Setevenso Primary School
   3. Laki Esau – Luatuanu’u Primary School
3. Secondary School Division – 14 to 18 years
   1. Falefatu Emmett Salele – Samoa College
   2. Leroy James Fruean – Channel College
   3. Pisa Belle Salele – Samoa College

The upcoming events for the 20th Anniversary include
1. Poster & Speech Competition (children)
2. Amazing Race
3. Mother’s Day Poem competition (Nofotane women)
4. Nofotane Market Day
5. Independence Parade
6. SVSG Forum
7. SVSG Ball