Love Respects

Help women and men overcome abuse, and communities build peace!

The facts around gender-based violence and abuse in the world today can feel overwhelming. And we don’t have to look too far to see that violence is the leading cause of injury and death for women.

For its first 100 years, Interserve was an all-women agency working primarily with women and children. That’s why we understand the great need for more women and men to engage in community transformation.

It’s clear these are not only women’s issues – they are men’s issues, too.

“A person is a community being.”

…When a family is in turmoil, the whole community is in turmoil and there is no peace. But when there is peace in the family, then the neighbours and the whole community is at peace.”

Promilla, Social Welfare Worker, Bangladesh

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In many cultures exploitation and abuse are considered normal. In fact, many issues can be traced back to accepted attitudes and learned behaviours. That’s why we work with both men and women to overcome violence and abuse.

Abuse should not isolate women from their communities. We have learned the importance of working alongside communities to build peace and respect together.

Throughout his life, Jesus defied cultural norms to elevate the status of women. His words and actions dignified women as precious and loved by God.

We work in places where women feel broken, hurt and unseen to bring Love that sees, heals and restores.

Our workers are involved in:

women’s shelters and safe houses,
child safety training and cultural change,
counselling and reconciliation within communities,
mentoring men, modelling healthy relationships,
equipping women to find their voice against injustice and abuse.

We need your help for this important work to continue. Will you give today?

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When the world is hurting, Love takes action.

Love Restores

Care for nature. Care for people.

Love Dignifies

Walking with refugees and asylum seekers.

Love Heals

Healthcare for people in remote or poor communities.

Love Understands

People from different backgrounds building mutual respect.

Love Risks

Equipping followers of Jesus to live out their faith.

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Our Stories

Finding love without strings

Nour is one of the new faces at our art group today. “I love drawing”, she says, “but I never get time to do it at home”. And she begins to share about the life she left behind.

Seeing the invisible

First impressions can be deceiving. As I started to get to know the women here, I began to understand that they are only “invisible” if we do not take the time to see them.

Listening with respect

They entered sad and left smiling. To be listened to with respect and cared for was a new experience for them.

Contact us: Phone: 1800 067 100. Email: info@interserve.org.au

Interserve Australia Limited – ABN 86 632 173 114 – Interserve Development Limited – ABN 12 041 298 204

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