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“COP28 is this year so heavily compromised that a grassroots-led group like DIVA for Equality...
Read More“COP28 is this year so heavily compromised that a grassroots-led group like DIVA for Equality...
Read MoreHow committed is Vanuatu to safeguarding human rights without a Ministry of Justice and Community...
Read MoreThe termination of Vanuatu’s longest serving senior female public servant Since late 2021, local...
Read MoreHaving 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,...
Read MoreSince late 2021, local NGO Sista has been conducting an investigation into a set of...
Read MoreWhy are we considering setting up a Ministry of Fisheries, Oceans and Maritime Affairs? Change is...
Read MoreThe 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 MoreI will get up and fight today. Life is sometimes impossible. When you have health, you don’t have...
Read MoreGrowing up silently with fear that crawls in every week – the fear of not having enough sleep. The...
Read MoreThis is my story. I was born with congenital multiple impairment. I was showered with hate yet I...
Read MoreIf there’s something you’d like to say to another woman or a teenage girl who is still in school;...
Read MoreI love the rain- especially at night. I love the soft pattering of feet on my roof as the...
Read MoreThere is an evident underrepresentation of women in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering...
Read More“Mi mi man ia!” He exclaimed after throwing a punch at her face. She contained the pain she...
Read MoreStolen Love The last pain that she endures, Followed by the rain of joy. A new life has...
Read MoreShe grew up watching her older sister and cousins get scolded and whipped for wearing clothes...
Read MoreComing from a family of three, two daughters and a son, for Angie being a middle child was hard....
Read MoreIt is said that writing can help erase the questions. So here I am, putting my thoughts to paper…...
Read More“Mi ya blu trasis! E no, mi ya. Awo, red shirt!” I gulp and it’s almost hard to breathe. My...
Read MoreA voice cut through the loud and chattering hullabaloo of the market. “Aunty Tasha?” I looked...
Read More“You’re getting fat” “Do your parents even feed you?” “Girl, you need to lose some weight” “You...
Read MoreEvery bit of me is beautiful Just the way it is No, I don’t need your affirmation to confirm my...
Read MoreWhen I first read the e-mail from Te Herenga Waka University Press about participating in the...
Read MoreOn the heels of the alleged sexual harassment allegations within the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF),...
Read MoreLeaders 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...
Read MoreCSW 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 MoreMothers in Port Vila have spoken out against the Government’s proposed huge increase to the...
Read MoreAs a feminist organisation, we believe that women have a right to freely express themselves, whether through dance, clothing or verbal expression. This is reflected in our constitution where Vanuatu recognizes an individual’s...
Read MoreJennifer Kalpokas Doan is a part of the management team of the Balance of Power Initiative in the...
Read MoreRachel Warcon is a mix of third and fourth generation Australian South Sea Islander and says she...
Read MoreBenina grew up in New Zealand and says, “I had different hair compared to all my friends and...
Read MoreIntroduction Western influence on young people in Vanuatu has become a common topic of...
Read MoreBut that’s exactly what happened when Tropical Cyclone Harold ripped across Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon...
Read MoreOn May 15 1980, just two months before Independence, civic and political women leaders decided to...
Read MoreWhen I finally made it to Vanuatu’s Ambrym Island after a week of cancelled flights...
Read MoreOl woman mo pikinini wea hemi stap facem famli vaelens, ol problem hemi save kam moa bigwan long...
Read MoreA collaborative poem: © Ketty Dan-Napwatt and Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen | February 2020 Dedication:...
Read MoreA parent, when hitting a misbehaving child, doesn’t generally believe they are being violent. They...
Read MoreMale allies can be defined as men being committed to building relationships with women, expressing...
Read More“Women are half of the world’s population, and half of its potential” – Ahlam, Belgian Youth...
Read MoreMinister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Ralph Regenvanu shares a few words to stand...
Read MoreOver 150 civil society organisations, including women human rights defenders and grassroots...
Read MoreWomen’s political participation is crucial to the global goals of achieving democracy and...
Read MoreBy Kerryn Baker Vanuatu is one of the three countries in the Pacific (and in the world) with no...
Read MoreIf women are not divided, they do not require reserve seats to get into national Parliament, said...
Read MoreNot all ni-Vanuatu women leaders support the call for Members of Parliament to pass a Bill on...
Read MoreFormer Prime Minister and newly appointed Green Confederation Party President, Moana Carcasses has...
Read MoreToo often biblical and kastom rhetoric is used to justify the second-class treatment of women. For...
Read More“There are 17 sustainable development goals all based on a single, guiding principle: to leave no...
Read MoreOver 150 women human rights defenders and feminists from the Pacific convened for the 2nd Pacific...
Read MoreThis essay was written by Stephanie Ephraim, Victoria University We often hear people say things...
Read More‘A woman is economically empowered when she has both the ability to succeed and advance...
Read MoreSafety on public transport has been under the spotlight since last week, after a young woman jumped out of a moving bus. She escaped death; however, she sustained some really bad injuries and was hospitalized. The driver did not...
Read MoreWomen Against Crime and Corruption (WACC) are alarmed that as Vanuatu is a signatory to the CEDAW, CRC and Convention on Human Rights Declaration in the name of the population of Vanuatu and yet, the nation’s leaders do not seem...
Read MoreIt has happened again. On Wednesday night, a young woman jumped out of a bus after the driver refused to drop her at her stop. She has several broken bones and a head injury. The Public Land Transport Authority (PLTA) is...
Read MoreDear Editor, Something is seriously wrong with our justice system. And something is also wrong with our legislators. For starters, why does a repeated offender such as the likes of Etienne John Samuel gets to enjoy life for free...
Read MoreThe word ‘Feminism’ has become more familiar in recent years in Vanuatu. Many people assume that...
Read More“We will make the wishes of the Mamas come through whereby Mamas dream of a world when they can...
Read MoreHead of the Vanuatu Human Rights Coalition, Anne Pakoa, said she is not happy that key development...
Read More“Women must grow in political parties to gain the necessary support from the men and also support...
Read MoreEveryone in life today has someone they respect. Sometimes they are someone of the opposite sex, a...
Read MoreDear Editor, As a young, growing and concerned woman, I feel there is a need to signify the importance of respect and gender equality in school curriculum. Today, it has become a norm for men, to ‘cat-call’, comment and sexually...
Read MoreVotausi Mackenzie-Reur gave us a moving and beautifully relevant speech at the launch of Pacific...
Read MoreThe former Director of Education Services, Roy Obed, made a strong call to the male staff of the...
Read MorePresident of the Leaders Party of Vanuatu and Tanna Island Member of Parliament, Jotham Napat has called for a parliamentary inquiry into sentencing laws in Vanuatu after a man was sentenced to community work for the long term...
Read MoreDir Editor, Tank yu blong mi save mekem sam koment abaot wan artikol we i kamaot long nius pepa blong Satedei mo emi abaot ol kansa blong ol woman. Yes i gud tumas blong kat sam aksen we i happen long saed ia from i tru, yumi...
Read MoreDear Editor, As a concern citizen, I would like to highlight the increasing reports of violence...
Read MoreDear Editor; Pastor Alan Nafuki is quick to blame outside influences for the endemic and rampant...
Read MoreDear Editor, As a practising student in leadership, governments and human rights, I urge the people of Vanuatu to break the intangible barriers for women to avoid gender inequalities implemented in Parliament today. Why it is so...
Read MoreOn the side of the road heading into Port Vila town centre a woman brandishes a newspaper, hawking...
Read MoreDia Edita, Plis allaoem smol speis blong mi kommen lo topik ia. Mi wan yang mama blong Vanuatu, mo...
Read MoreDear Editor, Women in Vanuatu made headlines recently with their call to the Government to commit...
Read MoreVanuatu Daily Post – I gotta say I’m disappointed. While I do not align myself at all with the...
Read MoreVanuatu’s first woman member of parliament, Hilda Lini, has called on women throughout the...
Read MoreSexual harassment is a form of violence against women and a violation of human rights. We must all...
Read MoreWomen in Vanuatu can fill the nation’s Parliament with half the number of seats, they do not need...
Read MoreAmy McQuire on growing up looking white but feeling black – and how a visit to her other homeland,...
Read MoreDear Editor, Women representation in a country depicts a healthy economy growth. Currently, we are...
Read MoreDear Editor, As a Ni-Vanuatu female student studying Principles of Good Leadership and Governance...
Read MoreBritain, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and India can all use the upcoming Commonwealth meeting to...
Read MoreBy Tess Newton Cain, Principal of TNC Pacific Consulting When it comes to promoting the role of...
Read MoreDear Editor, I am a Ni-Vanuatu woman and a concerned mother. I commend the Vanuatu Government, through the Department of Women’s Affairs for its initiative to develop and officially launch the National Gender Empowerment Policy...
Read MoreIn the language of modern economics, the small island nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific is...
Read MoreHave you ever heard of the country Vanuatu? Most people couldn’t even find it on a map. Tess...
Read MoreSelection of poetry from the collection Art Blong Mi, Heart Blong Mi by Yasmine Bjornum, featuring...
Read MoreWorld Water Day Praise Water, Praise Woman Woman Vanuatu is the rain That falls on the crops Which...
Read MoreOne of the first things a teenage girl is taught when she enters puberty is how to dress. So as...
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day (focus on leadership and EVAWG) Message by Aleta Miller, Representative...
Read MorePeople’s attitudes toward women are ruining lives, and it’s sickening A few days ago, I heard news...
Read MoreThe Spokesperson for Advocates for Women in Parliament (AWP), Hilda Lini, is calling on political...
Read MoreCall For Ni-Vanuatu Youth To Think About Our Future Hilda Lini, Vanuatu’s first female member of...
Read MoreRecently I have come across a couple of really important and interesting things about addressing...
Read MoreAt the 13th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women held in October in Fiji, GG Baxter was a...
Read MoreJack Kalsrap works in the area of feminine hygiene, at the Mama Laef office in Pango producing...
Read MoreThe majority of men (81%) and women (79%) in Vanuatu believe that a woman sometimes deserved to be...
Read MoreIn Vanuatu, a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, a popular tourist attraction is something...
Read MoreWe read recently of a case that came before the Supreme Court concerning a case of a man sentenced...
Read MoreRecently, the media industry and the wider community of Papua New Guinea were shocked by...
Read MoreWhile social media platforms are excellent tools for people to socialize and get connected with...
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