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Faith Communities Say No to Violence
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Pastor Tura is the first female lecturer at Seghe Theological College in Solomon Islands. Using materials developed by UnitingWorld, she is teaching ‘gender equality theology’ to her...
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Covid-19 Burden of Care Falling on Adolescent Girls
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the burden of care on women and girls. In normal circumstances, caring for siblings and children in the community and additional household work often...
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Women Market Vendors Making Executive Decisions
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Across the Pacific, women comprise 75–90 per cent of market vendors. Yet decisions about markets have historically been made by market management and municipal councils dominated by men....
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Dialling Up Services in Response to Covid-19
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Existing gender inequalities are magnified during a crisis, with women having considerably less autonomy and mobility leading to increases in men’s violence against women. To combat this...
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Meet Freda Soraicomua, Solomon Islands Minister for Rural Development
Pacific Women Lead Publications
At the third Pacific Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships forum, Pacific Women had the opportunity to meet with many of the Pacific women parliamentarians gathered for the three-day forum...
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Country Brief Solomon Islands: A Snapshot of Project Highlights
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Through a 10-year commitment, Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) connects more than 170 gender equality initiatives supported by Australia and implemented by over...
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Progress Toward Sustainable Energy Global Tracking Framework 2015 (GTF 2015)
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Presentation on the GTF in Bangkok on the SDG7 Energy Access Workshop in June 2016. Entry captures presentation and GTF SE4ALL data as of September 2015, downloaded from the World Bank...
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LPG and Natural Gas as Alternative Energy Sources for the Pacific
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The study assesses the potential and economic feasibility of LPG, LNG or CNG to meet medium term energy needs in PICTs. It considers the end-use applications of power generation, process...
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Technical guidelines for quarantine, broodstock management and hatchery operations of introduced GIFT Nile tilapia
SPC Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems division (FAME) Publications
Diake S. 2019. Technical guidelines for quarantine, broodstock management and hatchery operations of introduced GIFT Nile tilapia. Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie: Communauté du Pacifique. 24 p.
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Pacific Regional Education Framework (PacREF) 2018 - 2030: Moving Towards Education 2030
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Publications
Forum Leaders’ Pacific Vision promotes peace, harmony, security, social inclusion, and prosperity where all Pacific people can lead-free and healthy lives. The Framework for Pacific...
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Pacific Women’s Leadership Scoping Study
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Outside of national politics, Pacific women are often visible as leaders. The study found that Pacific women from places as far afield as Bougainville and Samoa are leaders in diverse...
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A Deeper Silence: The Unheard Experiences of Women with Disabilities – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Violence against Women in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tonga
United Nations Population Fund Publications
Similarities across the situation analyses in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tonga include: Women with disabilities make significant contributions to their communities. However, while they...
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Swimming Against the Tide: Lessons Learned from Field Research on Violence Against Women in the Solomon Islands and Kiribati
United Nations Population Fund Publications
Lessons from the UNFPA’s process of conducting researching violence against women in Kiribati and Solomon Islands included: There is overwhelming evidence that the studies in the Solomon...
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Witchcraft and Sorcery Related Killings in Melanesia: The Legal Issues
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This short paper identifies four central insights from a legal positive perspective into killings related to sorcery and witchcraft accusations: The belief in sorcery and witchcraft is a...
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Helpdesk Research Report: Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This review looks at major trends in spending (comparing women and men), the chief barriers to women having more income and control of their finances, and the key opportunities for...
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Due Diligence and State Responsibility to End Violence Against Women: Standards, Indicators and Good Practices
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The project aims to add content to the international legal principle of due diligence in the context of state responsibility to end violence against women. It seeks to create compliance...
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Hem No Leit Tumas: Evidence for Improved Outcomes in Solomon Islands – Summary Report
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The study unearthed a large amount of information about the delivery of adult literacy programs in rural communities, as well as finding some significant gaps in available information....
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Developing Young Women’s Collective Action in Vanuatu
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This short paper reflects on the experiences of 38 young, educated women in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It finds that: Young women in Melanesia are subject to intimate...
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Emerging Women Leaders in Solomon Islands: The Aims and Activities of the Young Women’s Parliamentary Group
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This research shows that the young women who are part of the Young Women's Parliamentary Group are working to advance women’s participation and leadership in a range of ways in Solomon...
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Developing Insecurity: Sorcery, Witchcraft and Melanesian Economic Development
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This paper draws explicit links between witchcraft and sorcery practices and beliefs in Melanesia, and poor development outcomes. It notes four distinct categories of impact: The...