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Publications
Tonga Inclusive Education Country Profile
Pacific Regional Inclusive Education Framework (PRIEF) Publications
Information on inclusive education in Tonga, provided by government and civil society during a regional mapping of inclusive education undertaken in 2020-2021. Led by the Inclusive...
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Thinking and Working Politically Following a Set Back
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The year 2015 was an extraordinary year for gender equality in Tongan politics. In February, the Government announced at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women that it would...
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Strengthening Women’s Civil Society Leadership
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Two key Tongan civil society leaders and members of the Women in Leadership Coalition are Ms Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Director of the Women and Children Crisis Centre and Ms Betty Blake,...
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Promoting Bodily Integrity and Rights for Girls
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Since 2009, the Talitha Project has been empowering young women and girls between the ages of 10-25 to make sound decisions that will lead to a life free from violence. A grant from the...
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Men Standing Up To End Violence Against Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Women and Children Crisis Centre in Tonga is implementing a second phase of a Pacific-centred male advocacy training program. As a result of the training, more men are standing up to...
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The Pacific’s First Free Legal Centre for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Tonga is the first country in the region to have a dedicated legal centre providing free assistance for survivors of domestic violence. In its first three months of operation, the Family...
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Stories of Rural Women’s Resilience after Tropical Cyclone Gita
Pacific Women Lead Publications
When Tropical Cyclone Gita hit Tonga in February 2018, the Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) harnessed the power of the media to share stories of rural Tongan women’s resilience...
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Pacific Models of Male Advocacy Working to End Violence Against Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Pacific Women supports a range of activities that enable male advocates to be agents of change to end violence against women in communities across Pacific Island countries. The Male...
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South-South Exchanges
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Family support and crisis centres across the Pacific continue to assist each other to improve levels of expertise and service to support survivors of family and sexual violence.
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A Pacific Girl Program by Pacific Girls
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Pacific Girl is Pacific Women’s dedicated, multi-country program to support adolescent girls to reach their full potential. It addresses priority issues identified through consultations...
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The Importance of Building Women’s Leadership at all Levels
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In the early years of Pacific Women’s programming, a high proportion of the projects to support women’s leadership and decision making were focused on women’s political leadership. These...
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Girls are the Change Makers - Just Ask Them
Pacific Women Lead Publications
When Samoa hosted the 84th Session of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in March 2020, it was the first time any United Nations treaty body held a regional session outside...
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Getting a Better Balance and Acceptance for Both Women and Men as Great Leaders
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Supportive community attitudes are essential in improving’s women’s involvement in leadership and decision making. Initiated through Pacific Women, the Balance of Power is a dedicated...
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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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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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Country Brief Tonga: 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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Tropical cyclone climatology, variability, and trends in the Tonga region, Southwest Pacific
University of the South Pacific (USP) Publications
The focus of several past tropical cyclone (TC) studies in the Southwest Pacific (SWP) had been primarily at the regional scale, with little or no attention to the local-scale TC activity...
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Tonga Wind Resource Monitoring
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Wind assessment carried out on Tongatapu by the University of the South Pacific. Forum for Energy and Development (FED) and the Government of Denmark supported a pre-feasibility study...
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Dataset
Tonga Power Limited, 2000 - 2014, Generations
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Dataset
This record holds Tonga Power Limited (TPL) generation data from 2000 - 2014,. Data is sourced from the TPL, via the TERM IU Office (Feleti). Data captured include generation, losses,...
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Tonga, 2001 - 2012, Petroleum & Gas Wholesale & Retail Prices
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
This record captures the petroleum & gas wholesale price and retail price for Tonga from 2001 - 2012. Data source is the Tonga Competent Authority, provided to SPC by the Tonga Energy...