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Community Overcomes Birthing Taboos In Remote District
Strict taboos were once forcing women in the remote Lufa District of Papua New Guinea to give birth in their outdoor gardens rather than the nearby health facility. This has... -
A Pacific Girl Program by Pacific Girls
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... -
Involving the Whole family to Ensure Women’s Economic Empowerment
Two agricultural projects in Papua New Guinea are taking a family-based approach to improve gender equality. The projects are demonstrating how working with women and men... -
Safe Working Conditions Make Markets a Happy, Healthy Place
Between 75–90 per cent of all market vendors in the Pacific region are women. The hours are long, and vendors often travel from rural areas to sell their products to a larger... -
The Importance of Building Women’s Leadership at all Levels
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... -
Girls are the Change Makers - Just Ask Them
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... -
Putting the ‘Empowerment’ Back into ‘Women’s Economic Empowerment’
The WEE snakes and ladders game developed by Pacific Women helps educate players about the importance of economic empowerment versus economic participation. -
Diverse Voices are Stronger Together
Coalitions are addressing social norms to create a more equal society for women and men, supported by Pacific Women. They are able to harness combined resources and networks to... -
Covid-19 Burden of Care Falling on Adolescent Girls
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... -
Women Market Vendors Making Executive Decisions
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... -
Dialling Up Services in Response to Covid-19
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... -
Thinking Outside the Box
The Bel isi PNG initiative aims to inspire the private sector, in partnership with government and civil society. It offers employees case management and safe house services and... -
Pacific Women Management Response to Mid Term Review of the Papua New Guinea...
The independent Mid-Term Review of the Pacific Women second country plan for Papua New Guinea (2014-2019) was completed in August 2017. The review also looked at how the Pacific... -
Pacific Women Management Response to CARE International in PNG Coffee...
In 2017, a mid-term evaluation of the Project was undertaken by the Pacific Women Support Unit. The Project was assessed using a value for money framework that considered the... -
Pacific Women Management Response Mid Term Review of the Papua New Guinea...
In 2015 the Governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea, and the Autonomous Bougainville Government agreed on a Bougainville Gender Investment Plan for 2014–2019. The... -
Pacific Women Mid Term Review of the Papua New Guinea Country Plan...
In 2015 the Governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea, and the Autonomous Bougainville Government agreed on a Bougainville Gender Investment Plan for 2014–2019. The... -
Australian National University Improving the Impact of State and Non State...
This ANU report documents project findings, outcomes, impact, and lessons learned of the project ‘Improving the Impact of State and Non-State Interventions in Overcoming Sorcery... -
Australian National University Peter and Grace Make a Difference
A product that transpired from the Pacific Women-funded research project by the Australian National University on Sorcery Accusation Related Violence is a story book called... -
Australian National University Peter and Grace Make A Difference Teachers Manual
A product that transpired from the Pacific Women-funded research project by the Australian National University on Sorcery Accusation Related Violence is a story book called... -
Young Women Lead the Change in Bougainville
‘The [Young Women’s Leadership Project] gave me strength, it made me realise that I can become a woman leader,’ said Elma Vesiana, a young woman from Wakunai District. Her story...
