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Women and girls in Vanuatu experience some of the highest rates of violence in the world. In 2009, Vanuatu Women’s Centre (VWC) in partnership with the Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO) conducted the first nation-wide study on violence against women and...
If you have separated or divorced from the father of your child, you are entitled to child maintenance. In Vanuatu, the legal process will be affected by your marital status. The biggest difference is that if you were married to the father of your children, the legal...
Long taem blo eni disasta, ol famili o pipol oli muvmuv. Oli muv igo long nara ples, o haos, o haos blong olgeta ino gat. Ol garen blong olgeta inomo kat, maet win, o wora o volkano itekemaot. Hemya imekem se fulap taem ol famili oli gat fulap wariness long olgeta. Mo...
Wanem ia maret? Provides information’s on what marriage is, why some marriage is regarded as not legal or does not follow the law, and why it is important that all marriages follow the law. It also provides information on the legal age for marriage under the law and...
A mini-retreat was planned by the Vanuatu Women’s Centre (VWC) for early July 2020, to provide an opportunity for staff to debrief and share their experiences from the three emergencies that faced Vanuatu during the first half of 2020. This report summarizes...
In 2009 the Vanuatu Women’s Centre (VWC) undertook a national baseline study of the prevalence of violence against women aged 15 to 49, in partnership with the Vanuatu National Statistics Office. One of the most important findings from the 2009 national prevalence...
Men are also responsible to help stop violence against women. It is important too that men understand the importance of the part they should play in helping stop domestic violence or violence against women and young girls. To also understand and know how to properly...
Child maintenance is the most important part when it comes to separations between a couple. It is here that the financial stability of the child is crucial, especially when the couple is not married. Maintenance of a child is the money that the child’s father has to...
Child custody is when two partners separate and the concern of their child’s welfare is to be decided by the law of custody on who or which parent gets the custody of the child. Custody is the right of a parent by the law to have their child’s full custody and which...
The family protection Act is a brochure produced by the Vanuatu women’s center. Within this brochure contains information’s on law’s regarding family protections, and general information’s on what this law can do and its importance, Such as why you need to protect a...
The aim of the Vanuatu National Survey on Women’s Lives and Family Relationships was to conduct a population-based study to provide a reliable benchmark of the prevalence and incidence of violence against women in Vanuatu, and on attitudes to violence including:...