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Samoan Women Shaping Development
The Pacific Women-funded Samoan Women Shaping Development program is implemented by the Samoan Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development with civil society, government... -
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... -
Addressing Drug and Alcohol Use as Key Contributors to Violence Women
Recognising that alcohol and drug use contributes to violence, Samoan Women Shaping Samoan Development (SWSDP) is funding a case management officer at the pilot Alcohol and... -
Small Grant to Achieve Big Results
Noticing a high number of children street vendors, the Pacific Women-funded Samoan Women Shaping Development program (SWSPD) investigated. They discovered the underlying causes... -
Drawing on Evidence to Design Effective Support for Women’s Leadership
The pathway for women to political leadership in Samoa is through a unique governance system that incorporates modern democratic principles and the fa’amatai system of community... -
The Many Ways Programs Can Be Inclusive of Women and Girls with Disability
With global data showing that people with disabilities are at a greater risk of experiencing violence, it is important for initiatives aimed at ending violence against women to... -
What Does an Economically Empowered Pacific Woman Look Like?
More than 240 Pacific Islanders, researchers, policy makers and development practitioners from nine countries gathered to share ideas and lessons learned. They contributed to... -
Born Leaders: Supporting Women Matai in Samoa
In Samoa, each family has its own matai title holders, which are leadership or chiefly titles. This provides a unique opportunity for women’s empowerment and leadership... -
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. -
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... -
Samoa Reviews Country Plan: Engagement and Empowerment
Through Pacific Women, the Australian Government will spend approximately $9.3 million over 10 years to support women’s empowerment in Samoa. The first five-year Country Plan... -
Adaptive Leadership: Cherelle Fruean (Samoa)
The Pacific Women and Pacific Leadership Program’s pilot Adaptive Leadership Training for women leaders and change makers from 23-25 July 2015 brought together 21 government and... -
Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development overview
This video provides an overview of Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development a regional gender equality program supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. -
Pacific Women Program Overview (2020)
Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) is one of the largest global commitments to gender equality. It connects more than 170 gender equality initiatives... -
Working Together to Improve Gender Equality in the Pacific
Working Together to Improve Gender Equality in the Pacific looks at the exisiting challenges of advancing gender equality in the areas of leadership and decision making,... -
Pacific Women’s Leadership Scoping Study
Outside of national politics, Pacific women are often visible as leaders. The study found that Pacific women from places as far afield as Bougainville and Samoa are leaders in... -
Women MPs in Samoa and Kiribati
This short paper looks at the example of women parliamentarians in Kiribati and Samoa to identify common characteristics of women who have been successful at being elected:... -
Helpdesk Research Report: Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific
This review looks at major trends in spending (comparing women and men), the chief barriers to women having more income and control of their finances, and the key opportunities... -
Political Representation and Women’s Empowerment in Samoa
Samoan women have achieved approximate equality to men in most modern spheres of government and the economy, but have never succeeded in winning more than five seats in the... -
An Analysis of Judicial Sentencing Practices in SGBV Cases in PICs
This study analysed a random selection of 908 cases from seven Pacific Island countries, including 111 domestic violence cases and 787 sexual assault cases. Each case is...
