Help & Shelter 2007 Survey Report

Background
On the November 24 2007, Help and Shelter in commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women had a booth next to Guyana Stores in Georgetown to provide information on the services that Help and Shelter offers, resources such as flyers, brochures and provide answer questions to the public on domestic violence, trafficking of persons and child abuse.
Help and Shelter staff and volunteers utilized this opportunity to administer 182 questionnaires to capture information on the following:
1. Knowledge of Help and Shelter services offer and location
2. Most poplar methods to do pubic services advertisements (PSA)
3. Awareness of Domestic Violence Act
4. Acceptance of corporal punishment
5. Support form other organizations to prevent domestic violence and child abuse
6. Reform of the Rape and Sexual Offence Act
Persons were asked to volunteer their time to complete the questionnaire. Some comparisons are made to the 2005 survey done during this same time period.