Evaluation Report: Te Whakaruruhau Maori ... - Te Puni Kokiri

Question 8: Describe any additional outcomes produced by this initiative, and
the benefits of those outcomes (added value).
As noted above by the client, in changing the cycle of violence there can be many additional
benefits through multiple sectors that are achieved, over and above the outcomes associated
with the initiative. For example, not only has a long cycle of domestic violence been broken,
but by this action (through the initiative) there are many other benefits including:
improved health gains for wāhine and tamariki;
reduction in unhealthy behaviour including drug use;
increased educational gains for wāhine through courses, but also for tamariki through an
improved and stable home environment, encouraging school attendance and participation;
self esteem benefits including pride in the home;
employment opportunities through ability to undertake employment and self belief in being
able to work; and
increased awareness of the outcomes of domestic violence by offenders.
The programme with Waikeria Prison (which among other things undertakes repairs by
prisoners on houses associated with domestic violence incidents) has led to feedback where
prisoners (of any crime) can see the damage and destruction unleashed in domestic violence
incidents. Further, Māori prisoners have commented that they never usually see the
„aftermath‟ of their own violence and this initiative has helped some of these prisoners see the
damage done
Question 9: Elaborate the links between initiative outcomes (including those
not contracted for) and the cross-agency outcomes framework
The focus of the Effective Interventions Initiatives package was to slow the growth of the
prison population. Further, there was an expectation that such a reduction in breaking the
cycle of violence would have a positive flow-on effect across a number of sectors. This is
shown in Appendix 3.
Inter-sector links with Justice
The Effective Interventions Initiative by Te Whakaruruhau Māori Women‟s Refuge links well
with the Justice Sector Outcomes Framework specifically:
reduced victimisation by teaching the wāhine about domestic violence;
reduced repeat victimisation by developing wāhine to be independent and able to cope
without their abusive partner;
the initiative purposefully seeks to develop the resilience of wāhine to the risk of domestic
abuse;
the initiative supports victims of crime (domestic violence);
through building self esteem it reduces the fear of domestic violence;
for some offenders who become integrated with the initiative, they can be assisted to
comply with sanctions;
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