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Learning Exchanges and Preparatory Electoral Contestant Workshops for Women Leaders
The implementation of TSM legislation for women to be elected into councils at municipal level in Vanuatu ensures a minimum 30 percent representation of women. Activities... -
Study of Community Level Access to Justice
A Pacific Women-funded study into the management of community-level justice issues on the island of Malekula suggests pathways for improving access to justice for women in the... -
Influencing Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Through Film
Wan Smolbag has been performing issues-based theatre in Vanuatu since 1989. Through its theatre performances, films and television series, the group is in a unique position to... -
Relationships for Young People that are Free form Violence
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... -
Voices from the Vendors
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... -
Building on the Success of the Malampa Handicraft Centre
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... -
Pacific Girls Shaping Pacific Development
A new Pacific Women program focuses attention and resources on adolescents. Pacific Girl planning activities in 2017–2018 have ensured that girls and young women will shape the... -
Young Women Pursuing Their Leadership Goals
After finishing Year 8, Jessica Philimon, 16, was forced to drop out of school when hard times fell on her family. Even so, she continued to look for opportunities to grow. With... -
Big Opportunities for Small Scale Producers
Pacific Women supports women’s economic empowerment in Vanuatu through a range of partners. One locally-led initiative is the Alternative Communities Trade in Vanuatu (ACTIV)... -
Pacific Models of Male Advocacy Working to End Violence Against Women
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... -
South-South Exchanges
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. -
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... -
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... -
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. -
Getting a Better Balance and Acceptance for Both Women and Men as Great Leaders
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... -
Faith Communities Say No to Violence
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’... -
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...
