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Summary Violence against women (VAW) is widely condemned as a fundamental violation of human rights and is recognized as a significant public health problem, causing enormous social harm and costs to national economies. This report is a literature review that aims to...
The child maintenance Act of children in Vanuatu. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART 1 – MAINTENANCE PROCEEDINGS 1. Commencement of maintenance proceedings 2. Application for order 3. Reception of actions 4. Cause of action will not lie in certain cases 5. Powers of...
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...
This spreadsheet excel file presents a statistics on the number of domestic violence cases, and what was taken to address under who and where. To View full file, Click Here
In March 2009 the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs commissioned the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland to undertake a research project entitled Pacific Pathways to Sexual Violence Prevention Research, to provide further insight into the...
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...
Domestik vaelens (o samtaem yumi singaotem famli vaelens) hemi eni kaen vaelens we wan man o woman i mekem agensem wan famli memba. To read full document, Click Here
The Counselling approach sits under the Vanuatu component of the PTL Reducing GBV Project which began between January and July 2015 in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Timor Lest. In Vanuatu, work has focused largely on working with faith leaders, community leaders,...
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:...
Sexual offenders make up approximately 70% of the detainees in the Correctional Center of Vanuatu. For every offender there is at least one victim and sometimes multiple victims. Victims endure not only the violence and indignity that is inherent in sexual offences...
The office of the Secretary undertook the review of the Penal Code [Cap 135] specifically the provisions that dealt or looked at sexual offences and the customary reconciliation. Vanuatu is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Custom and...
To read the full report click here. Purpose of the Paper This paper is written to support ongoing work in Vanuatu that strives to prevent violence against women and girls by synthesising the literature on effective and promising primary prevention strategies....
To read the full report click here. Introduction This paper details the results of a survey with 84 frontline welfare workers in seven Pacific countries. The results offer a snapshot of the context of sexual exploitation of children (SEC) in the Pacific and key...
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary This report is the first known study of child online protection (COP) in Vanuatu. While conducting this study, no information could be found on the Internet about COP in Vanuatu as well as most other small Pacific...
To read the full report click here. Overview This module provides practical guidance to institutions and individuals interested or involved in campaigning to end violence against women and girls (VAW), including, amongst others, women’s groups, human rights and...
To read the full report click here. This paper reviews the current literature of gender based violence in small island states, in particular, domestic violence. Domestic violence is one form of gender inequality and is a hindrance to economic growth and limits the...
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary In 2009, the Vanuatu Women’s Centre (VWC) in partnership with the Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO) completed the first Vanuatu National Survey on Women’s Lives and Family Relationships. This survey...
To view the full report click here. Station/Post: Vila Date: Place/Lieu: Vila Police Station Time/Heure: hrs Name/Nom: ...