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Publications
Bridging the Gap: From Protective Laws to Real Change for Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Solomon Islands became the first Pacific Island country to launch guidelines and support for domestic violence counsellors, released in 2020. More than double the global average of women...
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Pacific Women Support Parenting Program to Improve Wellbeing of Children in Papua New Guinea
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Through Pacific Women funding, UNICEF in partnership with the Catholic Church Archdiocese of Madang, Chimbu and Mt Hagen and the Menzies School of Health Research in Australia, have been...
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Minister Payne Announced Australian Support for Pacific Girl Investment with YWCA
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, announced that Australia will support the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of...
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From Research to Policy and Practice for Gender Quality in the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) program’s Advisory Group on Research (AGR) continues to be a mechanism to support critical gender research in the region. The...
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Pacific Girl & International Day of Persons with Disabilities (2020): Clera Tegu, Solomon Islands
Pacific Women Lead Video
‘Attending trainings, I know that my actions speak louder. I am standing here as a deaf person to show you that having many skills has changed my life and I can contribute to my family’s...
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Evaluation of the RPNGC Family and Sexual Violence Units for PNG
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Key findings from the evaluation include: Family and Sexual Violence Units (FSVUs) are highly relevant for expanding services to survivors of family and sexual violence (FSV). The...
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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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Addressing Drug and Alcohol Use as Key Contributors to Violence Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
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 Drugs Court....
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Economic Economic Empowerment See Returns for Tongan Families
Pacific Women Lead Publications
On 5 December 2018, nine female participants of a pilot economic empowerment project of Tonga National Centre for Women and Children (TNCWC) received certificates of completion from...
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Presentation: Ten things learned about sorcery accusations and related violence in Papua New Guinea
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Violence related to accusations of sorcery is a serious problem. It can lead to economic disempowerment, poor health, insecurity, persecution and violence, including torture and murder,...
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Video
Day of the Girl message: Yoshiko Capelle
Pacific Women Lead Video
Yoshiko Capelle from the Pacific Young Women's Leadership Alliance was one of three special guests who provided pre-recorded messages for the ‘Pacific girls and COVID-19’ webinar. The...
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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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Dialling Up Services in Response to Covid-19
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Existing gender inequalities are magnified during a crisis, with women having considerably less autonomy and mobility leading to increases in men’s violence against women. To combat this...
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Women Civil Society Leaders Discuss Ways to Fast Track Progress on Gender Equality in Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Women leaders of civil society organisations and representatives of government and academia met with the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), Dame Meg...
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Believing in Themselves, Pacific Girls are Leading Change
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Being a girl rocks! Girls from four countries came together to drive positive change for adolescent girls across the region at the Pacific Girl Inception Workshop. The girls spoke of the...
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Another Successful Telephone Counselling Exchange Wraps Up
Pacific Women Lead Publications
‘There was development of knowledge, skills and experiences shared from different crisis centres on how to improve counselling through the telephone,’ shared a participant of the recent...
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Video
Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls introduces Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development.
Pacific Women Lead Video
Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development highlights the Australian Government's commitment to equality and empowerment of women in the region. It is a 10 year $320 million program...
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Video
COVID-19: Staying Safe at Home (Pacific)
Pacific Women Lead Video
In a first for the Pacific, several country-specific video animations are available about the safety of women and children in their homes during the current COVID-19 pandemic response....
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Video
COVID-19: Staying Safe at Home (Tuvalu)
Pacific Women Lead Video
In a first for the Pacific, several country-specific video animations are available about the safety of women and children in their homes during the current COVID-19 pandemic response....
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COVID-19: Staying Safe at Home (Nauru)
Pacific Women Lead Video
In a first for the Pacific, several country-specific video animations are available about the safety of women and children in their homes during the current COVID-19 pandemic response....