Category: Sista i Shine

My name is Roselyn Tari, and I come from the Island of Ambae/Ambrym. I am 30 years old, and the...

Politics – like in many other countries – even developed ones, has been the domain of male...

VANWODS Microfinance has announced the appointment of Serah Obed as its new Chief Executive...

Nadia Kanegai’s story is one of a social entrepreneur. A people-centred individual, Kanegai not...

Wanfuteng Bank has announced the appointment of Wilmaraia Vocor as General Manager of the bank....

When Leah Lowonbu finished high school, her goal was to study for a career in the medical field....

For International Women’s Day 2020, the World Bank is getting to know the pioneering women across...

For International Women’s Day 2020, the World Bank is getting to know the pioneering women across...

Stephanie Senei Mahuk’s photo was taken in custom dress by the amazing duo at Groovy Banana....

MFAT scholar Leonie Bule, who has just completed the first year of her PhD, has already seen her...

Holiday Inn Vanuatu Cricket Association womens rep, Marketing Manager and Media Liaison officer...

Congratulations to Brigitte Laboukly who runs CARE in Vanuatu’s gender equality programs,...

Massive Congratulations to First Officer (FO), Katura Lavinia MARAE Katura becomes the First...

Vanuatu’s first female graduate from the Southern Medical University in China will begin her...

“Women are a key part of humanitarian work in Vanuatu and it is our role to make sure they can...

Aid workers make amazing sacrifices to help vulnerable people. World Humanitarian Day is this...

“Congratulations to Smart Sista, Lana Molivurae!” Lana Molivurae was recently recruited to join...

An ambassador for women in the carpentry trade, Gail Tamakam, from Vanuatu has been in the...

While many ni-Vanuatu children can only wonder whether the moving light in the sky at night is a...

Gender equality is one considerate option conveyed during the Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF)...

Mr. Louis Arsac from the Embassy of France in Vanuatu has formally handed over the Doctorate in...

An interview with the Director of the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation,...

Entrepreneur Estelle Milfirer hails from Shefa and is a woman of exceptional talents with years of...

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended for Mrs Viran Molisa Trief to be appointed a...

When the devastating Tropical Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu in 2015, it was estimated up to 90 per...

The University of the South Pacific recognizes the performance of high achievers with medals and...

From setting-up a clothing sale at home in Efate, 2011, to plans of opening a ninth branch 318KM...

Recipients of the Hansen Mataskelekele Award, Mrs. Relvie Poilapa and the Andy Linch Award, Ms....

The first Miss Vanuatu Independence passed away this week after suffering from an illness. Late...

Ms. Nasuven Enares, is an ambitious and articulate Australian South Sea Islander (ASSI), born in...

U.S. Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray proudly recognized Nikita Taiwia of Vanuatu, as the 2019...

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Anna...

By Winy Marango + Gina Dehinavanua PROGRAM OVERVIEW CARE International’s Young Women’s Leadership...

By Kathy Solomon, Andrianna Tari + Gina Dehinavanua PROGRAM OVERVIEW CARE International’s Young...

LAVINIA Mahit has created her own piece of history by becoming the first Ni Vanuatu woman to join...

“This Award really stands for justice, human rights, constitutional reform and the rule of law,...

Her Majesty The Queen will present Litiana Kalsrap from Vanuatu with a Queen’s Young Leaders Award...

My name is Mary Jack. I am a Ni-Vanuatu woman and I work with women emergency response leaders in...

Grace Molisa was born in 1946 at Lowainasasa, Ambae. She was the only child of Father Basil Mera,...

Katura Marae is still flying high after making history last year when she became Air Vanuatu’s...

Gail Waki Tamakam has built a career doing what she is passionate about: construction. From...

New Zealand High Commission congratulates Dr. Annette Garae for being awarded the ‘Best Performing...

Taking personal and professional learnings from her time with Women’s Leadership Initiative and a...

The first-ever student from the Pacific island of Vanuatu to graduate from a Turkish university...

Port Vila: Here’s our 2018 Ambassador’s Woman of Courage finalist from Vanuatu, Ms....

If you ask Relvie Poilapa what her greatest success is in her professional life, she will say it...

Easter Monday witnessed a quiet family celebration at Minister Vanuaroroa Ham Lini’s...

To receive a colour portrait of Queen Elizabeth II from Buckingham Palace is one thing but to...

To celebrate the International Women Day, let’s discover today Stephanie Ephraim a young feminist...

To celebrate the International day of Women, let’s discover the story and the ideas of Yasmine...

To celebrate the International Women Day on March 8th, let’s discover some bright women from...

Litiana Kalsrap of Vanuatu has been awarded the Queen’s Young Leaders Award of the Class of 2018....

The woman who was instrumental in setting up the Vanuatu Intellectual Property Office (VIPO) under...

The first woman from Vanuatu to earn her doctorate in the United States of America and one of a...

“My idea is that if each culture can understand or at the very least acknowledge each other, a...

“I wish that one day that all mothers will use our products and it will reduce sickness and they...

Ni-Vanuatu businesswoman Rosemary Leona is living proof that Pacific women can stake a claim in...

Starting Monday 24th July, each day for 70 days a new profile of an inspiring Pacific woman will...

Cornelia Wyllie arrived in Vanuatu from New Zealand over 30 years ago. The daisy chain hugging...

Widely known as the ‘Golden Mama Blong Vanuatu,’ 400m athlete Marie Estelle Mahuk has won more...

Tailoring is a common business for women in Vanuatu as all it requires is a sewing machine and...

Jo Dorras, or ‘Mama Jo’ as many call her, is a talented scriptwriter who writes for Wan Smol Bag...

Kizzy Kalsakau is a well-known radio personality and newsreader at 96 Buzz FM. With her distinct...

Nannette Bani’s family has been weaving for generations. It is an art form that is mostly...

Jane Smith lives in Bundaberg, Queensland. Her grandparents were brought to Australia from Vanuatu...

Gillio Baxter is a Ni-Vanuatu trans-woman who is more popularly known as GG. She has featured in...

In this second part of Sista i Shine, Janet Maki talks about how she doesn’t let the loss of her...

Janet Maki is from Pamaa, but was born in Port Vila, and grew up in Seaside village. She went to...

Evelyn Lister found her love of running when she first started seeing her husband, Mark. ‘He asked...

As a blind woman, Alista Douglas has experienced some struggles in her life. And yet she says that...

Vanuatu is a multicultural hub of almost 300, 000 people that boasts over 100 dialects across 83...