Objectives

ARCS - Manawatu seeks to assist women, men and children in areas of sexual violence within Aotearoa/New Zealand. In particular we aim to:

• provide support to women, children and men who have been, or are being sexually, psychologically, emotionally, spiritually and/or physically abused.
  
• provide extended support to partners, whanau and friends who are supporting the survivors of sexual abuse.
  
• raise community awareness of rape and sexual abuse through community action by public education, consciousness raising,
  and breaking the silence of sexual violence.
  
• take action wherever possible in support of legal change to affect justice to women, children and men who have been raped or
  sexually violated.
  
• gather and disseminate information and statistics about rape and sexual violation
  
• provide ongoing training programmes to further the philosophy and objectives of ARCS-Manawatu
  
• react against any issues raised through the media, institutions or policies that are oppressive to women.

Mission

The Abuse & Rape Crisis Support - Manawatu  exists to eliminate rape and sexual violence through social change and specialised:
education, support, and crisis intervention.

Values

Our values are passion, respect, integrity, commitment and empathy.

Vision

A sexual violence free world