oUR VISION

 

Our organisational values guide us to work in ways that are feminist, informed, holistic and sustainable. Underpinned by these values, we hope to achieve our vision:

A world free of rape and sexual abuse and the damage it causes

and our mission:

To educate others to prevent rape and sexual abuse and provide specialist support services to survivors of rape and sexual abuse and those who support them, in a way that is feminist, informed, sustainable and holistic.

 

Our values

 

Feminist

Sustainable

Informed

Holistic

Feminist

We are committed to challenging gendered power dynamics and inequalities which impact negatively on women and gender diverse people.

  • Women and gender diverse people are at the centre of our practice
  • A feminist analysis of sexual violence underpins our work
  • We believe women and gender diverse people have the right to autonomy and self-determination over their own bodies
  • We believe sexual violence is a social crisis
  • We recognise that structured oppression of women and gender diverse people operates through a variety of institutions
  • We use a collaborative decision-making model
  • We recognise and value diverse contributions to our work and our sector
  • We support people in their tino rangatiratanga, recognising and valuing a person’s uniqueness and their personal context
  • Our work is intersectional and recognises the overlap of race, class, sexuality and gender

Sustainable

We consider the future in present decisions and actions.

  • We look after our organisation and staff so our clients can continue to rely on us
  • We work with our clients’ strengths so they can heal; we walk alongside them until they can walk confidently without us
  • Financial stability and sustainability of the agency is a priority
  • We support the overall wellbeing of our workers and their ability to continue to thrive in the context of their families and communities
  • We actively incorporate new ideas and improved ways of practice
  • We consider the environmental impact of decisions and where possible, minimise this

Informed

Our knowledge and practice are most effective when they inform one another.

  • Survivors’ experiences provide a foundation for our political analysis and actions
  • Our service delivery is informed by the survivors who use it; a survivors’ needs drive how we work with them
  • We actively incorporate wider community needs into all our work
  • We actively incorporate external examples of good practice and research into all our work
  • All our staff are qualified, trained and act ethically (operating within our Codes of Ethics)
  • We respect and protect information given to us by clients

Holistic

We respect and honour all as they are; as whole people.

  • We recognise that the impacts of sexual harm are different for all people, and that it can impact on every part of a person’s life
  • We will work with survivors as a whole people
  • We value all agency and staff relationships
  • We value and nurture survivors’ support networks
  • We provide wrap-around services based on survivors’ individual needs
  • We recognise the importance of parenting to survivors and staff; the safety and wellbeing of survivors and their children is paramount