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Tuvalu’s Disability Study from the Perspective of a Field Worker
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The first comprehensive disability study for Tuvalu was conducted in February 2017 by field workers and research assistants including persons living with disabilities. One fieldworker was...
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Relationships for Young People that are Free form Violence
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In Vanuatu, a life skills project working with adolescent girls and boys is showing promising results in changing attitudes towards violence against women. In Vanuatu, CARE’s Good...
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Using Social Media to Share Statistics on the Prevalence of Violence Against Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Government and civil society in Cook Islands collaborated to organise a series of activities to mark the 16 Days of Activism in 2016. Funded under the Australian aid program’s Pacific...
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Domestic Violence and Family Protection Laws to Protect Nauruan Women and Children
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Nauru’s Domestic Violence and Family Protection Act 2017 came into force on 1 June 2017. This follows quickly after the enactment of the Child Protection and Welfare Act 2016. Through...
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Sharing Knowledge and Experience to End Violence Against Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Study tours are an effective way for people from countries with similar contexts to expand their knowledge on development issues. Funded under the Australian aid program’s Pacific Women...
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Addressing Drug and Alcohol Use as Key Contributors to Violence Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Recognising that alcohol and drug use contributes to violence, Samoan Women Shaping Samoan Development (SWSDP) is funding a case management officer at the pilot Alcohol and Drugs Court....
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Changing attitudes and mindsets towards violence against women in Lilisiana Village
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The ‘Let’s make our Families Safe’ (Safe Families) project is implemented by Oxfam in partnership with the International Women’s Development Agency, the Pacific Leadership Program, as...
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Pacific Feminists Working for Change
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The inaugural Pacific Feminist Forum brought together feminists, women human rights defenders and gender equality advocates from across the Pacific. Participants joined in three days of...
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Voices from the Vendors
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In just over three years, UN Women’s Markets for Change (M4C) project has made substantial progress towards achieving its outcomes. The best people to explain how the project is...
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Progressing Gender Equality Amongst Semi-Autonomous States
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) span nearly 2,700 km of ocean. In her work to progress the adoption of a national gender policy, Ms Norleen Oliver knows first-...
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Fiji Women's Fund Established and Poised to Make First Grants
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In its first year, the Fiji Women’s Fund (the Fund) is well underway, having established relevant governance and management systems and conducting its first call for proposals. Ensuring...
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Gender Smart Safety Resources
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Papua New Guinea Business Coalition for Women, with support from the International Finance Corporation, works with members to develop and adopt policies and practices that encourage...
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Whole of Government Responsibility for Gender Mainstreaming
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Progressing Gender Equality in the Pacific program (PGEP) supports governments to improve their capacity to mainstream gender equality considerations and responses and to collect and...
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A Business Forum for Women in Cook Islands
Pacific Women Lead Publications
International Women’s Day is celebrated annually around the world on 8 March. To mark the occasion in 2017, Pacific Women support a two-day Women’s Business Forum in Cook Islands.
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Building Projects, Building Women Leaders
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In Bougainville, women are changing community perceptions of the role of women as leaders by leading local infrastructure projects and using this experience as a springboard to other...
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Building on the Success of the Malampa Handicraft Centre
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Malampa Handicraft Centre is a local initiative that has become a vibrant and thriving place for producers to sell their handicrafts. It is now looking to grow from a community run...
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Enhancing Social Work and Counselling Qualifications of Nauruans
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Local counselling and social work capacity in Nauru is being enhanced through the Pacific Community Health and Wellbeing Education project. Five women and one man undertaking a Diploma in...
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Responding Equitably in Times of Disaster
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific may have the reputation for having a tropical climate, but RMI has a long history of low rain falls. During 2015–2016 the drought situation was so severe that the Governments...
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Independent, Educated Voters in Bougainville
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Bougainville Women’s Federation and International Women’s Development Agency are implementing the Voter Education Project to provide education on voting rights and responsibilities....
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The Importance of Non-State Actors in Progressing Gender Equality
Pacific Women Lead Publications
As a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), FSM reports regularly to the CEDAW Committee on the country’s progress towards...