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, Our Future – Empowering All Women in...
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WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
A needs assessment of sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, and access to essential services Read More
Disability Inclusion Report July – December 2019
Summary This report is an update on the disability inclusion activities that were implemented between January and December 2019. Planning and implementation was undertaken in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and Community Services (MJCS), Ministry of...
Oxfam in Vanuatu, Gender & Inclusion Design Report
Summary This Gender and Inclusion program, developed as part of Oxfam in the Pacific’s suite of Inclusion Programs and specifically focused on the context of Vanuatu, will work in ways underpinned by Oxfam’s Pacific Values and strengths-based interventions, to address...
SOGIE
This booklet is designed first, to serve as an informational guide to expand our understanding of our Pacific brothers and sisters of diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression and Identity (SOGIE). It offers an introduction to SOGIE - what it means and how to...
Ritualized Homosexuality, Male Power and Political Organization in North Vanuatu: A Comparative Analysis
THE ISLAND of Malekula, in north Vanuatu, has for long been recognized as a locus classicus for the occurrence of organized male homosexuality. Deacon, who carried out his field researches in 1926, was the first to publish a reasonably detailed account of the highly...
Gender, Disability, Social Inclusion, Political and Economic Analysis August 2018
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary Introduction This analysis was conducted between April and May 2018 as part of the design process for World Vision Vanuatu’s Water for Women project, Laetem Dak Kona. It seeks to present findings of a...
Gender and LGBTQI+ Policy and Programming in Vanuatu
Summary In response to persistent challenges of gender inequality in Vanuatu, the government introduced a National Gender Equality Policy (NGEP) in 2016. The policy lapsed in 2019, and a second phase (NGEP 2) will be implemented for the period 2020–2024. The aim of...
VPride Strategic Plan 2020-2025
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary This document presents the 2020-2025 VPride Strategic Plan. VPride embarked on its a strategic planning and organisation development process in September of 2019. The goal of the process was to plan for its...
Reconstructing Custom – The Politics of Homophobia in Vanuatu
To read the full article click here. Custom is often employed in South Pacific countries by those who occupy the hegemonic role of defining the post independence national ethos. It is used in a sense that is deeply conservative. It indicates features such as rejection...
Advancing the Human Rights and Inclusion of LGBTI People: A Handbook for Parliamentarians
To read the full report click here. Introduction to the Handbook and a call for action As mounting research and data reflects, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people all over the world continue to experience violations of their human...
Children, Women and Men with Disabilities in Vanuatu: What do the data say?
To read the full report click here. Global evidence indicates that children and adults with disabilities are among the most marginalized and excluded groups in society. They are often excluded from the economic and social life of their communities, lacking access to...
A Set of Proposed Indicators for the LGBTI Inclusion Index
To read the full report click here. This publication provides the background for a set of pro posed indicators for a global index to measure the inclusion of LGBTI people. These indicators represent the most recent step in the development of the LGBTI Inclusion Index....