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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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Developing Women’s Passions and Marketable Skills
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Fiji Muslim Women’s League is a non-government organisation that has been operating the Makoi Women’s Vocational Training Centre in Suva since September 2015. Pacific Women funding...
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Pacific Girls Shaping Pacific Development
Pacific Women Lead Publications
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 final...
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Creating Safe Spaces for Pacific Women at International Events
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Pacific Women supports the We Rise Coalition, a group of four feminist organisations working to develop inclusive governance, equality, diversity, justice and women’s human rights....
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Flexible Funding for Women’s Organisations
Pacific Women Lead Publications
There is growing evidence that supporting women’s groups, networks, organisations and the women’s movement is an effective way to bring about gender equality. Pacific Women has...
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The Impact of Intergenerational Dialogue on Gender Equality
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Four feminist organisations formed the We Rise Coalition in 2015 with the aim of growing and upholding inclusive governance, equality, diversity, justice and women’s human rights. The We...
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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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Safe and Secure at Work
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The right to be safe cannot be measured by money. But making the business case demonstrates that ensuring women workers stay free from harm has financial as well as wellbeing benefits.
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What Does an Economically Empowered Pacific Woman Look Like?
Pacific Women Lead Publications
More than 240 Pacific Islanders, researchers, policy makers and development practitioners from nine countries gathered to share ideas and lessons learned. They contributed to the...
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Helping Duty Bearers to Uphold Their Responsibilities
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Duty bearers are some of the many being supported by Pacific Women partners to better serve women and children. Across countries, partners are addressing social norms that may act as a...
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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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Small Grants Can Lead to Big Opportunities
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Since 2017, the Fiji Women’s Fund has been rolling out a new model of granting and capacity support for women’s organisations, groups and networks in Fiji.
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Safe Working Conditions Make Markets a Happy, Healthy Place
Pacific Women Lead Publications
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 market....
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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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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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Diverse Voices are Stronger Together
Pacific Women Lead Publications
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 influence...
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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....