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Progressing Gender Equality in Tuvalu
Pacific Women is investing $1.8 million over three years to implement the Tuvalu Country Plan. Great steps were made in 2016 towards empowering women in the outer islands and... -
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... -
Tuvalu’s Disability Study from the Perspective of a Field Worker
The first comprehensive disability study for Tuvalu was conducted in February 2017 by field workers and research assistants including persons living with disabilities. One... -
Enabling Pregnant Teenagers to Complete Their Schooling
The policy at Tuvalu’s only public high school is that pregnant girls are to be expelled. Efforts are underway to find culturally sensitive ways to work with schools,... -
Stronger Counselling Services in Tuvalu
The Tuvalu Family Protection and Domestic Violence Act 2014 includes a provision for certified counsellors to provide services to survivors of violence. As Tuvalu did not have... -
Gender Affairs Department Representation at the Universal Periodic Review
The United Nations Universal Periodic Review is a mechanism to examine the human rights performance of its member states. Tuvalu was examined during the 30th session of the... -
Women and Young People Influence Government Policy
More than 70 women and young people gathered in Tuvalu’s capital of Funafuti for the Tuvalu National Women and Youth Forum. It was the first forum of its kind, bringing together... -
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... -
Country Brief Tuvalu: A Snapshot of Project Highlights
Through a 10-year commitment, Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) connects more than 170 gender equality initiatives supported by Australia and implemented... -
Counselling Training in Tuvalu
Late last year, the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) delivered counselling training to women trainers who work with women and girls in Tuvalu. The two-week training covered... -
Women’s Representation and the Question of Temporary Special Measures in Tuvalu
Only two women have been elected to parliament (currently made up of 15 members) in Tuvalu since independence in 1978. With some exceptions, since the 1997 Falekaupule Act the... -
Review of Counselling Services in the Pacific
To better understand the nature and availability of counselling services for gender-based violence, a survey involving a self-assessment questionnaire was conducted to map... -
Tuvalu-Study-on-People-With-Disability-Full-Report-July-2018
This study was a collaborative effort between the Tuvalu Ministry of Home Affairs, the Gender Affairs Department of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Fusi Alofa... -
Te-Sukesukega-i-Tuvalu-e-uiga-mo-Tino-Se-Katoatoa-Iulai-2018
This study was a collaborative effort between the Tuvalu Ministry of Home Affairs, the Gender Affairs Department of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Fusi Alofa... -
Tuvalu Study on People with Disability
This study was a collaborative effort between the Tuvalu Ministry of Home Affairs, the Gender Affairs Department of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Fusi Alofa... -
Pacific Feminists and Activists: Re-framing, Re-articulating and...
In this statement, Pacific feminist, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights advocates call for: Papua New Guinea State to repeal the Sorcery Act and investigate and prosecute... -
State of Media and Communications Report 2013
The Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) State of Media and Communication Study is designed to provide baseline measures on the key evaluation questions developed by PACMAS... -
Population and Development Profiles: Pacific Islands Countries
This report contains population and demographic data and development profiles for 15 Pacific countries. Four of these countries (Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)... -
Pacific Women Regional Learning Forum on Women’s Economic Empowerment
The Pacific Women Regional Learning Forum on Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) aimed to: Contribute to and build Pacific understanding and knowledge of women’s economic... -
A summary of Pacific Women’s Webinar on Women’s Economic Empowerment and COVID-19
During the webinar, the following points about women’s economic empowerment raised the most questions and discussion: Women’s economic status is disproportionately affected by...
