O le tamaita'i o Stacy ua 33 tausaga le matua ma ua aumau nei i Ausetalia ina ua sa'oloto mai se mafutaga na sauaina ai i se atunu'u i fafo.
Na ia saunoa, "e te iloa le tulaga e ono o'o iai, ma e taua tele ai ona e faia le faai'uga mo lou saogalemu ae le'i tuai."
“You never know quite how bad that abuse is going to get for you. And it’s important to make that bold move before it could potentially be too late,” she tells SBS Small Business Secrets.
Ua amata e Stacy se fesoasoani e auala i 'ato e faaigoaina o Escabags e fesoasoani i tina ma tamaita'i ua sa'ili lafitaga mai sauaga i totonu o aiga ma mafutaga saua. O 'ato uma e su'i e tagata o loo ofo fua la latou tautua ma e faatumu i mea mana'omia e pei o toothpaste, shampoo ma tusi faitau.
"Ou te tusia fo'i se faamatalaga i se pepa ma tu'u i totonu o le 'ato e faailoa atu ai o loo iai le fesoasoani ma e le tu'ulafoa'ina i latou."
“I also put a handwritten card into each bag so that the survivor knows that there's hope and they're not alone.”
Stacy (second from left) with volunteers Sue-Lei Hunt-Mingay (left) Marie Copp and Antonia Puntillo (right). Source: SBS Sandra Fulloon
O tagata faigaluega i le Escabags e le totogia, ae e ofo fua la latou tautua, ae aofia ai le tamaita'i o Marie Copp mai Campbelltown.
Na ia ta'ua, "o tagata e sosola 'ese mai i mafutaga e sauaina ai, e le tau popole i mea mana'omia vave, ma o le auala lea o le fesoasoani a le Escabags."
“When people leave a dangerous situation they don’t have to worry about the basics, they can get a bag and they can now it’s one less thing to worry about,” Marie says.
Na faaalia foi e se tasi o tagata faigaluega volunteer, Sue-Lei Hunt-Mingay, "ua amata ona talanoaina lautele le faafitauli i le sauaina o tina ma tamaita'i i totonu o mafutaga, ma o se mea lelei lea, e le o se mea e ao ina ma-asiasi ai pe salu i lalo o le fala."
“Domestic violence is becoming more talked about which is good because it should not be something hushed or ashamed of,” says volunteer Sue-Lei Hunt-Mingay.
O le ofoina o mea mana'omia vave i se 'ato, o se tasi lea o auala e fesoasoani ai i tamaita'i i le taimi o loo sili ona mana'omia ai se fesoasoani, na ta'ua e Stacy.
“It saves someone going back into the home and potentially ending up in a much worse situation, which is where the statistics are an all-time high.
Na ia ta'ua fo'i o nisi o tamaita'i o le taimi ua sauni ai e sola, o le taimi lena e fasiotia ai e se tane na la mafuta.
“Many people are murdered by their perpetrator, at the time they are due to leave.”
The bags contain soft toys, basic items and books. Source: SBS Sandra Fulloon
Marie Copp with one of the hand made bags. Source: SBS Sandra Fulloon
