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Nauru Takes Stock of its Gender Mainstreaming Capacity
The PGEP program is supported by Pacific Women to help national governments and civil society to develop specific strategies for increasing capacity to mainstream gender. In... -
Extending the Reach of Family Welfare Services
Walking uphill to the hospital in the tropical heat whilst heavily pregnant to access the ultrasound at the main hospital was not something that Cook Islander women looked... -
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... -
Pacific Women's Parliamentary Partnerships Lead to a Action on Diabetes Epidemic
The Hon Dr Puakena Boreham, Tuvalu’s only woman MP and the Hon Judi Moylan, a former member of the Australian House of Representatives, have formed a partnership that is... -
Thinking and Working Politically Following a Set Back
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... -
Ensuring that Survivors’ Stories are Documented Sensitively
Vois Blong Mere Solomon (VBMS), meaning Voice of Women, is a non-government organisation in Solomon Islands that engages with the media to improve gender-sensitive reporting.... -
Expanding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Services
The Samoa Family Health Association (SFHA) is Samoa’s leading provider of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. With support from IPPF, SFHA provided... -
MPs in RMI Take Action to End Violence Against Women
Members of the Nitijela (Parliament) of RMI put strong recommendations to the President on ending violence against women following the 2016 Human Rights Dialogue facilitated by... -
Senator Sandra Pierantozzi, A Trailblazer for Palauan Women in Politics
The Hon Senator Sandra Pierantozzi was Palau’s first woman Senator and first woman Vice President. Now she’s running for President in the country’s November 2016 elections. -
Developing Robust Family Law Legislation
At the invitation of the Government of Niue, SPC RRRT has been assisting with the development of legislative reforms in the area of family law. SPC RRRT’s assistance for the... -
Sharing Experiences from 17 Years as a Pacific Woman MP
The Hon Va’aiga Tukuitonga has been a Member of Parliament in Niue for 17 years and attended her third PWPP project annual forum in Apia in 2016. Pacific Women supports the PWPP... -
Optimising technical Assistance Through Partnership
Pacific Women and SPC are trialling an innovative technical assistance model through the joint engagement of a gender equality adviser. The adviser, employed by SPC, supports... -
Promoting Full and Equal Participation for Women and Girls Living with Disabilities
Discrimination can be twofold for women and girls living with disabilities. They can experience unequal treatment because of their gender and also because of their disability.... -
Harnessing the Power of Coalitions
Four organisations have demonstrated that by working together as a coalition, they can increase their reach and impact. The vision of the We Rise Coalition is a Pacific where... -
Cook Islands Using Smart Infograph’s to Explain Gender Statistics
Quality statistics help everybody in a project cycle. However, data is only as good as our ability to understand, interpret and use the information that is presented. Through... -
Making Our Families Safe Through Collective Action at the Provincial Level
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... -
Improving the Marketing and Financial Literacy of Market Vendors
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... -
Understanding Women’s Political and Administrative Leadership in the Pacific
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... -
Empowering Women and Girls with Disabilities
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... -
Mobilising Communities to End Violence Against Women
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...
