Leilua Lino Explained

Leilua Lino is a Samoan human rights activist, who works to raise awareness of gender-based violence and violence against children in Samoa, through her own personal experience. She was a finalist in 2018 for the International Children's Peace Prize. In 2019, she was the first recipient of a Commonwealth Innovation for Sustainable Development Award (Peace).

Biography

Lino comes from Asau in Savaii.[1] At the age of nine years old, Lino was raped by her father, who she took to court seven years later, leading to his imprisonment in 2018 for twenty-nine years.[2] In order to support her after the rape, from 2011 she attended Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG), a non-governmental organisation that offers help and advocacy to survivors.[3] They supported Lino to file her police report against her father. She came into contact with SVSG through her church.[4] Lino is an ambassador for Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) and raises awareness about abuse through schools and community programmes. In 2017 she created the first of a number of peace gardens, in order to help young people process trauma.[5]

In 2018, she was nominated for and became a finalist in the International Children’s Peace Prize, coordinated by the KidsRights Foundation.[6] She was also nominated by the Samoa Observer as a 'Person of the Year' for 2018. In 2019 she was presented with a Commonwealth Innovation for Sustainable Development Award by Prince Harry.[7] She won in the Peace category. The award recognised her contributions to supporting survivors of child sexual abuse.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mika. Talaia. 31 December 2019. 2019 People of the Year: Leilua Lino. bot: unknown. Samoa Observer. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028080653/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/55187. 28 October 2021. 28 October 2021.
  2. kathykijiner . 1174465323698806784 . Shot this video outside my house in Majuro on my way from Marshall Islands to NY to join the #globalclimatestrike. If you’re in NY, join Pacific leaders and our RMI Youth team Sept 20 @Foley Square . 19 September 2019.
  3. Web site: 2019. Leilua Lino. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022034643/https://www.thecommonwealth.io/innovator/leilua-lino/ . 22 October 2020.
  4. Web site: 2021-10-28. Leilua Lino - Helping Survivors of child abuse to find peace - Samoa Victim Support Group. 2021-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028073718/http://www.samoavictimsupport.org/news-2/leilua-lino-helping-survivors-of-child-abuse-to-find-peace. 2021-10-28.
  5. Web site: 2021-04-11. Duke of Sussex presents innovation awards at Commonwealth 70th anniversary garden party The Commonwealth. 2021-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411052146/https://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/duke-sussex-presents-innovation-awards-commonwealth-70th-anniversary-garden-party. 2021-04-11.
  6. Web site: 2021-10-20. Pacific Women Leaders: Lina Chang. live. 2021-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020225941/https://ws.usembassy.gov/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=fb9a7a5a53b9ac0bf9d3d4321e120dfe. 2021-10-20.
  7. Web site: 2019-07-09. The journey of a survivor – Leilua receives Commonwealth Innovation award. 2021-10-28. ECPAT. en-US.

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