SUPPORT THE SHELTER

Tasty fund-raiser in aid of the shelterWith a call to help save lives, The Shelter for Battered Women and Children is calling on the public to support its fundraiser that started on November 15 and ends December 15. Interested persons can do so by...

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The Shelter Re Opens in September 2021

1987 by Diana Mahabir-Wyatt opened The Samaan Shelter, one of the earliest shelters for female victims of domestic violence and their children, the name was later changed to The Shelter. We provide a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and their children. Over...

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International Women’s Day

In honour and unqualified respect for all women for their unselfish contribution to humanity, restless pursuit for fairness and equality in every sphere of endeavour, it is time women stand side by side in our collective effort to make the world a better, safer...

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Wine & Cheese Evening

The Shelter for Battered Women and Children will launch its annual fundraising calendar with a signatureWine and Cheese Evening hosted by Ms. Yvonne Webber, wife of the Australian High Commissioner at the residence inMoka, Maraval. Carded for Saturday 17th March from 6:30 – 9:30...

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CONDEMN VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AGAINST WOMEN

All across Trinidad and Tobago too many women have sought and continue to seek safety againstviolence and abuse. Many of these women live daily not more than a moment away from sharingthe tragic fate of Asami Nagakiya. The violence inflicted upon them has little...

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