Kamane Soman has bagged Outstanding Women Achiever Award

My name is Kamane Soman and I was born on  April 24th 1976 at the Arima District Hospital Trinidad and Tobago West Indies. Neither of my parents had any formal education.  My dad was a jack of all trade. He was a tailor, carpenter,  a cook at weddings and any functions.  My mom was a homemaker. I was the seventh (7) child out of eleven (11) children.

I attended the Carapo RC Primary School, then to Mount Hope  Junior Secondary School then to El Dorado Senior Comprehensive School. I later got married and have 2 children. I am a survivor of Domestic violence. 

My husband at the time was very abusive both physical and emotional to me. When he tried to kill me , and threaten to kill the kids ,I knew I had to do something.  Getting out of the abuse was a long hard journey.  I started studying so i can better help myself and other women who have been in similar circumstances.

I studied Counseling at the Rape Crisis Society in Port of Spain Trinidad.  I studied Legal Studies with School Of Practical Accounting & Legal Studies in Trinidad. I studied Alcohol & Drug Abuse Awareness with Positive Mindset Learning & Development Consultant.  Conflict Resolution & Mediation Level 1&2 with Conflict Resolution & Mediation Center of Trinidad & Tobago. Risk & Vulnerability in Children ( online) with Strathclyde University Glasgow.

I got custody of my kids and we started picking up our lives together.  I started a non government organization in 2016 called People Against Domestic Abuse-PADA where I started offering FREE counselling, Court Support, Conflict Resolution, Family Mediation , Community Mediation,  Risk and Vulnerability in children & Drug & Alcohol Abuse Awareness.  I offer all these services free to the women and girls affected by Domestic violence.  I work very closely with other NGO's to bring awareness and education about Domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago.  As I continued to bring Awareness and Education our goal is a build a safe house so we can house and educate survivors of Domestic Violence and abuse.

I have been on numerous talk shows in Tobago talking and educating people about Domestic Violence. 

I  work very closely with the various Police Stations in Tobago, also the Victim and Witness protection unit to help educate survivors of Domestic violence.