Vanuatu National Feminist Forum – Photos
On Thursday 17th and Friday 18th November 2022, the first ever National Feminist Forum (NFF) was...
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Category: Feminism and Women’s Rights
Kam Regista mo joinem ‘Seken Janis blong Yut Prokram’
Just Play (JP) Prokram we hemi stap anda long Vanuatu Futbol Federesen (VFF) emi statem long wik...
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Taf Tumas! Becoming Vanuatu / Naissance du Vanuatu’, children’s non-fiction book, to be launched
Port Vila, 23 January 2023: Vanuatu will join the rest of the world to celebrate the...
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Toy Making Workshop underway in South Pentecost
South Pentecost Kindergarten school teachers have begun their “Toy making workshop” this week at...
Read MoreImportance of Civic Education Introduced Within the Education Curriculum
Kolisen Blong Leftemap Education (KoBLE) and its network members are calling on Education Authorities to fully implement a new Civics curriculum in all schools throughout the country. All students need to understand the history...
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Press Release: Women’s Resilience to Disasters Programme Launched in Vanuatu
Date: Friday, 16 December 2022 Port Vila, Vanuatu – The importance and leadership role of...
Read MoreVanuatu Civil Society Consultation in preparation for the 14th Triennial Conference on Pacific Women Meeting Report and Outcomes
The 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women and the 7th Meeting of Pacific Ministers for Women will be held in Suva, Fiji from 27-29 April 2021. The theme of the conference and ministerial meeting is “Our Ocean, Our Heritage,...
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National Feminist Forum Embraces The Collective Power Of The Feminist Movement
On Thursday 17th and Friday 18th November 2022, the first ever National Feminist Forum...
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State of Well-being Public Forum Productive
The State of Well-being Public Forum concluded on Wednesday, 23 November at the Chiefs’...
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Pacific Feminist Forum Charter (BISLAMA)
Fesfala Pasifik Feminis Forom i bin tekem ples long 28 kasem 30 Novemba long 2016 long Univesiti...
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Pacific Feminist Charter Action Plan (ENGLISH)
The second Pacific Feminist Forum took place from 20 – 22 May 2019 in Pacific Harbour, Fiji. The...
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Gender responsive climate finance crucial for Vanuatu and Pacific
Delegates from the Pacific Region, including Vanuatu, have been urged to ensure women’s voices are...
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Pacific Feminist Forum Action Plan (BISLAMA)
Fesfala Pasifik Feminis Forom i bin tekem ples long 28 kasem 30 Novemba long 2016 long...
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Pacific Feminist Forum Charter (ENGLISH
The inaugural Pacific Feminist Forum took place from the 28th – 30th of November 2016 at...
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Myths and Misconceptions about Feminism (BISLAMA)
There are many myths and misconceptions about feminism. This information was taken from CARE and...
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Myths and Misconceptions about Feminism (ENGLISH)
There are many myths and misconceptions about feminism. This information was taken from CARE and...
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Vanuatu Feminist Forum
Vanuatu will be holding its first ever National Feminist Forum on the 17th and 18th...
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Implementing inclusiveness within Public Works
Monique Geniva is one of several women taking part in road works carried out by the Public Works...
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Motoutorua wins Melbourne Cup Most Creative Head Piece
One of the Head Piece Winners at the recent Kiwanis Melbourne Cup Luncheon, Alesana Faleono...
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3-day Disaster Risk Reduction event commences today at Eton
Eton villagers are fortunate to be part of this year’s launching of the International Day for...
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Melbourne Cup Ladies Lunch – From Fashions on the Field to Sewing Projects in the community
The Kiwanis Club Melbourne Cup Ladies’ lunch has become a firm favourite event in the annual...
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Chinese Embassy Supports IWG with VT100,000 donation
The Chinese Embassy has stepped up to assist the International Women’s Group (IWG) in Vanuatu with...
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Elang Family Care Centre – a first of its kind
For the first time, the Government of Vanuatu has given its full backing to the Vanuatu...
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MALFFB targets transformation through Gender Equity and Empowerment of Women
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity (MALFFB) has convened...
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Countdown to International Food Festival
The International Women’s Group (IWG) has received a cheque of VT100, 000 from BRED Bank Vanuatu....
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No room for gender-based violence in evacuation centres
Key experts and stakeholders working on disaster preparedness and response to gender-based...
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Five Students to take part in Switzerland Robotic Challenge
Five students from Vanuatu will be participating in the First Global Robotic Challenge in...
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VPride Fashion Success Outshines Critics
The Sold Out Annual VPride Fashion Show on October 1, 2022 proved itself to be another step up...
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In Vanuatu, aligning services to support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence
PORT VILA, Vanuatu – “We can clean the wounds and soothe the scars left on survivors’...
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How committed is Vanuatu to safeguarding human rights without a Ministry of Justice and Community Services?
How committed is Vanuatu to safeguarding human rights without a Ministry of Justice and Community...
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Health care workers attends gender based violence procedures training
The Ministry of Health (MOH), through the Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent Health...
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The termination of Vanuatu’s longest serving senior female public servant
The termination of Vanuatu’s longest serving senior female public servant Since late 2021, local...
Read MoreCall to encourage public dialogue and promote transparency in government decision-making
Having just celebrated its 42nd year of independence, Vanuatu is still developing, socially, economically and politically. Like many other countries in the world, it continues to struggle with the true meaning of democracy,...
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What is the consultation and legal process to restructure a new ministry?
Since late 2021, local NGO Sista has been conducting an investigation into a set of...
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Why are we considering setting up a Ministry of Fisheries, Oceans and Maritime Affairs?
Why are we considering setting up a Ministry of Fisheries, Oceans and Maritime Affairs? Change is...
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Growth Monitoring Promotion+ focus of Save the Children’s new ECD approach
Save the Children Vanuatu (SCV) has embarked on a new approach on Early Childhood...
Read MoreWe Rise Coalition- Urgent Statement Violence Against Women in Papua New Guinea Must Stop! 03 August 2022
The We Rise Coalition stands in solidarity with our sisters and women’s rights defenders in Papua New Guinea in condemning the escalated violence across the Highlands, and the utter disregard for human rights and the rule of...
Read MoreMilestone Child Protection Initiatives Launched
Milestone child protection initiatives were launched by Vanuatu’s Ministry of Justice and Community Services, the Ministry of Internal Affairs together with UNICEF and other child protection partners on July 20, 2022,...
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Erromangan culture and the sea: new illustrated community book celebrates indigenous knowledge
26 July 2022 MEDIA RELEASE Erromangan culture and the sea: new illustrated community book...
Read MoreLaying the groundwork to remove the taboo on sex talk
Since teenage pregnancy is a serious threat to Vanuatu today, the Government and its local and international partners are joining hands to lift the lid from sex as “taboo talk” to reduce the now shocking statistic of teenage...
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I Will Fight by Neelam Singh
I will get up and fight today. Life is sometimes impossible. When you have health, you don’t have...
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We Talk To Be Heard by Vanessa Sandy
Growing up silently with fear that crawls in every week – the fear of not having enough sleep. The...
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Violence and the Vulnerable by Rosina Lapi
This is my story. I was born with congenital multiple impairment. I was showered with hate yet I...
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The Weird Angle by Natasha Wai
If there’s something you’d like to say to another woman or a teenage girl who is still in school;...
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The Rain by Vepaiamele Trief
I love the rain- especially at night. I love the soft pattering of feet on my roof as the...
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The Gender Gap in STEM by Nispriha Rajopadhyaya
There is an evident underrepresentation of women in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering...
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The Change We Hope To See by Donna Henry
“Mi mi man ia!” He exclaimed after throwing a punch at her face. She contained the pain she...
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Stolen Love by Rosina Lapi
Stolen Love The last pain that she endures, Followed by the rain of joy. A new life has...
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She by Haruka Shing
She grew up watching her older sister and cousins get scolded and whipped for wearing clothes...
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Laef blong wan yangfala gel Vanuatu by Guilaine Nauni
Coming from a family of three, two daughters and a son, for Angie being a middle child was hard....
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In Loving Memory of Uyou, My Grandmother by Donna Henry
It is said that writing can help erase the questions. So here I am, putting my thoughts to paper…...
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Girls_ Road Rights by Vepaiamele Trief
“Mi ya blu trasis! E no, mi ya. Awo, red shirt!” I gulp and it’s almost hard to breathe. My...
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EXPECTATION by Natasha Wai
A voice cut through the loud and chattering hullabaloo of the market. “Aunty Tasha?” I looked...
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Beauty by Haruka Shing
“You’re getting fat” “Do your parents even feed you?” “Girl, you need to lose some weight” “You...
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Beautiful by NEELAM SINGH FIJI
Every bit of me is beautiful Just the way it is No, I don’t need your affirmation to confirm my...
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3rd Through the Lens Film celebrates Vanuatu Tourism Office CEO
The launching of the Nabanga Pledge on Wednesday this week was accompanied by the launching of the...
Read MoreVisual Art Master’s Graduate asks girls to weave
A university graduate from Futuna Island in TAFEA Province who holds a Master’s Degree in Visual Arts from New South Wales, Australia is challenging young girls in the islands to make time to learn to weave mats, baskets, fans...
Read MoreSexual Gender-based Violence prevention workshop for SANMA Police
A Sexual Gender-based Violence (SGBV) prevention workshop has been conducted for the Vanuatu Police Force’s Family Protection Unit (FPU) in Santo. Commissioner of Police (COMPOL) Robson Iavro officiated the opening of the...
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20 Vatu food sellers awarded Certificates
It is required by law that all 20 Vatu cooks in Port Vila are legally registered to sell foods at...
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Oxfam Vanuatu changing perceptions on gender inclusion
Oxfam Vanuatu’s disaster ready program is changing people’s mindsets on gender inclusion in SHEFA...
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Forging connections to support literature in Melanesia
When I first read the e-mail from Te Herenga Waka University Press about participating in the...
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Equipping adolescents with knowledge and skills to improve sexual health literacy
23 youth advocates from SANMA Province are being trained in the Out-Of-School (OOS) Family Life...
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Women are not Sexual Objects: VWC
On the heels of the alleged sexual harassment allegations within the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF),...
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APTC hosts successful GEDSI Forum
The Australian Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) in Vanuatu hosted its first Gender Equality,...
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Empowering single mothers and widows during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Vanuatu Christian Council (VCC) distributed 70 food, hygiene and sanitation kits to single mothers...
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Women first responders during disasters: ActionAid
When women are empowered to lead humanitarian responses, their whole community recovers faster....
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Peace Corps hosts another successful Sexual Assault Awareness Month Online Webinar
“Staying Safe Online During Lockdown” is the theme for this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month...
Read MoreSlippery Floors by Victor Korikalo
Leaders in our society know our plight Yet they ignore and pretend that it’s all alright Our voices are drowned by their hailers and shouts “Vote for me and we’ll get you out!” But here we are Still sitting and waiting We’re not...
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‘Women’s Wisdom’ – International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, we asked women to share their experiences so...
Read MoreSista represents at CSW Side event: Women of the Pacific – Policies to Practical Realities
CSW 66 SIDE EVENT: We Rise Coalition Women of the Pacific – Policies to practical realities 21 March, 2022 Seven (7) diverse women’s rights organisations in #Fiji, #Tonga, #Samoa, #Vanuatu, #Papua New Guinea and #Australia...
Read MoreInternational Women’s day – Andy Lynch and Hanson Mataskelekele Awards
International Women’s Day may have passed already but the Australian High Commission, Vanuatu is not finished celebrating all of the amazing women nominated for their awards this year. Presenting to you this year’s nominees for...
Read MoreGender equality and street art at the French school
You might have noticed a decorated container near the entrance to the French school JMG Le Clézio. It is the result of a project on gender equality. This issue is part of the republican values of the French school system, and...
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PVCC conducts awareness for market vendors
Market vendors have been given the opportunity to know more about the new By-laws of the Port Vila...
Read MoreBehavior Change Communication Program for youth
A program for young people, Behavior Change Communication ((BBC), is being rolled out in Vanuatu by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (MoYSD) and the...
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Port Vila women against proposed huge increase to politicians’ housing allowances
Mothers in Port Vila have spoken out against the Government’s proposed huge increase to the...
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Ending violence against women and girls – the gift of help and hope
As festivities continue, the Vanuatu Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) and Girls Civil Society...
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British High Commission, VNCW partnership to help women
British High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Karen Bell, has put pen to paper with the President of...
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Helti Kakae, Helti Famili video series released
A series of Helti Kakae, Helti Famili videos are being released on Wan Smolbag’s Facebook page...
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MIPU Promotes Inclusive Workplace for All
As part of 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence and to mark the International...
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16 DOA Panel Discussion: Creating Safe Workplaces Free from Violence and Harassment
As part of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, a panel discussion will happen on Thursday December 9...
Read MoreVanuatu’s Health Ministry launched three documents to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights
On the 9th day of 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the Vanuatu Ministry of Health supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has launched three key documents that are renewing its commitment...
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‘Mat Mo Pig’ Film released in Vanuatu
Customary laws, patriarchy, and the prosecution processes are crushing blows to rape survivors and...
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SHEFA Gender Equality Action Plan launched
The Ministry of Justice and Community Services successfully launched the SHEFA Gender Equality...
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“Rod Blong Jenis” Male Champions of Change
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign to call...
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Pacific Forum on Business and Human Rights
Director and Spokesperson for Women Against Crime and Corruption (WACC) and Member of Diplomacy...
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Vila Central Hospital celebrates World Premature Day
The nurses in the Intensive Nursery Care Unit (INCU) at Vila Central Hospital (VCH) celebrated...
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Collecting, analysing and understanding Gender-based Violence data
Experts and staff of Vanuatu Department of Women’s Affairs, the National Statistics Office,...
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Reusable newborn nappy packs for babies at VCH
Babies at the Vila Central Hospital (VCH) are now the recipients of 150 reusable newborn nappy...
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Vanuatu Women’s Centre, Australian government sign 5-year core support agreement
The Vanuatu Women’s Centre (VWC) and the Australian government have signed a new agreement to...
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HISTORICAL Hon. Ralph Regenvanu’s Opening Speech VPride Fashion Show
V-Pride is a Vanuatu community-based, Non-Government Organization founded in 2007 to help educate,...
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VDPA: Evacuation centers must cater for people with special needs
Freda Willie, a representative from the Vanuatu Disability Promotion and Advocacy Association...
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Inclusive Agriculture: Including Vulnerable People in Home Gardening
Engaging women living with a disability and children in agriculture is Jefflyne Neneth’s passion....
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Women’s Centre, Port Vila Council of Chiefs dialogue on domestic violence
The Vanuatu Women’s Centre (VWC), in collaboration with Port Vila Town Council of Chiefs (PVTCC)...
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Police call for partnership to fight against violence
Director of Vanuatu Police Force’s Family Protection Unit (FPU), Lilly Joy, has appealed to all...
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MALAMPA Gender Equality Action Plan launched
The Ministry of Justice and Community Services successfully launched the Malampa Gender Equality...
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Website spotlights women and leadership roles
Wivim Nesen Tugeta (WNT) has launched a website to stimulate conversation about women’s...
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Vanuatu’s Experience: Implementation of Domestic Violence Legislation
The Pacific has some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence in the world. Since 2008,...
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Prime Minster Launches National Gender Equality Policy
The National Gender Equality Policy 2020-2030 was launched this week by Prime Minister Bob...
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TITAN FX sponsors self-defence classes for females
TITAN FX officially announced that they are sponsoring 10 female subscriptions to self-defense...
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