Ms. Rizwana, Incharge Dar-ul-Aman Rawalpindi said that shelters are part of the referral system that provide victims and survivors with temporary refuge, lodging and other services and link victims and survivors to medical, legal, economic and psycho-social services. The community is one of the most powerful tools of the anti-violence movement, for while communities can shame, victim-blame, or prescribe harmful gender roles, they can also empower women, collaborate on prevention and intervention, and collectively shape new norms of gender democracy. She said that we should empowering women and girls across their lifetime by keeping girls in school, empowering women economically, giving women cash support, engaging male allies, including women in decision-making at leadership level and supporting local women-led and women's rights organizations. She was addressing during the awareness session on pro women laws for GBV survivors at Dar-ul-Aman, Rawalpindi on 3rd December 2023 organized by Aurat Foundation.

Ms. Shafaq Shahid, Programme Officer, Aurat Foundation said that we should keep ourselves, family and community healthy and protected. We should say no to any form of violence including physical, emotional, psychological, sexual or economic violence. Nothing can be an excuse for violence against women.

Ms Samina Shoaib, political activist of PML (N) said that preventing gender-based violence (GBV) is transformational: it improves the heath of women and children, improves economic productivity and educational attainment, and reduces risks of mental illness and substance abuse, among other benefits. The UNITE to End Violence against Women initiative is a multiyear effort to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls around the world. She gave the message that nothing can be an excuse for violence against women.

Syeda Begum, Executive Director Saadi Foundation said that Domestic violence is the most common type of GBV, impacting one in four women. But violence takes many forms, including: Femicide, the killing of a woman because of her gender. Domestic violence, including familiar and intimate partner violence. Several NGOs attempt to influence policy development in favor of poor and marginalized communities. She said that awareness-raising campaigns are essential to prevent gender-based violence at education institutions and community level