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Making Our Families Safe Through Collective Action at the Provincial Level
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In Solomon Islands, the Safe Families project strives to create a country where family and sexual violence is no longer considered acceptable behaviour. It is taking an innovative...
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Improving the Marketing and Financial Literacy of Market Vendors
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Between 75 and 90 percent of market vendors in the Pacific region are women. The money earned by these women is often pivotal in paying for important family expenses such as children’s...
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Understanding Women’s Political and Administrative Leadership in the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Pacific Women aims to better understand and improve women’s leadership and decision making in the region. Researchers from the SSGM program at Australian National University have produced...
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Study of Community Level Access to Justice
Pacific Women Lead Publications
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 future.
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Ra Naari Parishad - An Important Hub for the Women of Rakiraki
Pacific Women Lead Publications
“We have many dreams for the people of Rakiraki and we are working towards achieving them together.” These are the words of Ms Anand Pillay, the visionary President of the Ra Naari...
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Empowering Women and Girls with Disabilities
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Ms Lanieta Tuimabu is the Office Manager for the Fiji Disabled People’s Federation (FDPF) and a Board Member of the Pacific Disability Forum. Through a variety of projects sponsored by...
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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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Strong Leadership for the New Kiribati Women and Children Support Centre
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Funded under the Australian aid program’s Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development initiative, and with support from the Kiribati Family Health Association, the Kiribati Women and...
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Influencing Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Through Film
Pacific Women Lead Publications
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 influence...
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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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The Last Taboo: Menstrual Hygiene Challenges in the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Funded under the Australian aid program’s Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development initiative, the ‘The Last Taboo’ is the first multi-country study of menstrual hygiene in the Pacific....
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Reaching Rural Bougainville Through the Network of Women Human Rights Defenders
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Seventeen years ago, with just PGK1,000 in their pockets, the Sisters of Nazareth created a special place – the Nazareth Centre for Rehabilitation – that today benefits individuals and...
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Pasin Bilong Lukautim Pikinini Gut or Parenting for Child Development
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The findings of research are clear that reducing children’s exposure to family violence has significant benefits for their development and has the potential to break the cycle of family...
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Mobilising Communities to End Violence Against Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
SASA! is a Kiswahili word for ‘now’ that is also synonymous with a community mobilisation methodology to prevent violence against women and people living with HIV. Funded under the...
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Niue's Progress Towards Family Law Legislation
Pacific Women Lead Publications
A second draft of the Niue Family Bill 2016 has been submitted to the Government of Niue. The Pacific Community’s Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT) assisted the Government of Niue to...
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Tuvalu’s Disability Study from the Perspective of a Field Worker
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The first comprehensive disability study for Tuvalu was conducted in February 2017 by field workers and research assistants including persons living with disabilities. One fieldworker was...
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Relationships for Young People that are Free form Violence
Pacific Women Lead Publications
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 Good...
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Using Social Media to Share Statistics on the Prevalence of Violence Against Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Government and civil society in Cook Islands collaborated to organise a series of activities to mark the 16 Days of Activism in 2016. Funded under the Australian aid program’s Pacific...
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Domestic Violence and Family Protection Laws to Protect Nauruan Women and Children
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Nauru’s Domestic Violence and Family Protection Act 2017 came into force on 1 June 2017. This follows quickly after the enactment of the Child Protection and Welfare Act 2016. Through...
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Sharing Knowledge and Experience to End Violence Against Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Study tours are an effective way for people from countries with similar contexts to expand their knowledge on development issues. Funded under the Australian aid program’s Pacific Women...