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These resources have been developed and produced by Uniting World as a response to learning from partner Churches in the Pacific, especially from women’s fellowship organisations. Often in Christian communities the socially and culturally assigned gender roles are...
Equality between men and women begins from the very being and heart of God. This truth is seen and expressed through traditional Christian theologies. The studies that follow are built upon the theological-biblical premise and foundation of equality and dignity of...
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...
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The expanded version of this paper will look into the beneficial aspects of certain customary education practices and why their importance, combined with oral learning techniques, needs to be recognised at an early stage in the formation of Vanuatu’s proposed...
This research aimed to contribute to understanding digital engagement of youth in Vanuatu and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected young people in Vanuatu. The research was carried out in June of 2022, immediately following the February 2022 community outbreak of...
For one page Summary Click Here. For Full Report Click Here. Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature. Sexual Harassment can be in different forms, such as; Sexual assault...
Vanuatu is expected to have 2 to 3 Tropical Cyclones (TC) in 2016/2017 cyclone season. The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazard Department (VMGD) appeals to the general public to prepare for this season. Possible impacts coupled with current forecast for weak La Niña...
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...
Every family has their problems and everyone has different ways to deal with it. There is a difference between healthy disagreements to abusive behavior. Strong toktok hemi oraet nomo but domestik vaelens hemi ol fasin blong givim kil mo talem ol nogud toktok ensaet...
Vanuatu is a Christian nation where it’s widely believed that sex before marriage is a sin. Contraception and condoms are taboo and although sexual health is promoted in schools and through organizations such as Wan Smol Bag, it is still considered inappropriate to...
PROGRAM DESIGN Module 1 Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) – the process of regularly investigating what a program/organisation is doing and the impact it is having – is a fundamental part of every community development program. Every organisation is expected to be...
Less than ten years ago, expectant mothers could stay up to one week at the maternity ward after giving birth, recalls midwife Marie Jean Baptiste Willy from Vila Central Hospital (VCH). Nowadays there are approximately 300 births a month and mothers and newborn...
I gat fulap man mo woman wea olgeta hemi no save wanem hemi rape mo wanem hemi consent. Taem wan man hemi silip wetem wan woman mo woman tu hemi wantem silip wetem hem, hemia CONSENT. Taem wan man hemi silip wetem wan woman be woman ia hemi no wantem silip wetem hem,...
One of the first things a teenage girl is taught when she enters puberty is how to dress. So as not to give the ‘wrong impression’, a ‘proper’ young lady doesn’t wear particular clothing that is outside of societal expectations and if she decides to wear something...
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...
In the first two and half months of 2018, police recorded 59 road traffic offences that involved collisions, crashes or accidents. Five of the accidents were fatal and most of the accidents were alcohol-related involving Hyundai buses and male drivers of between 18 to...
“We live in a society that teaches girls how not to get raped, instead of teaching boys not to rape.” Sexual vaelens hemi wan issue wea fulap pipol hemi findem no esi blong tokboat. Hemi important blong tok tok long saed blong sexual vaelens wetem family mo frens...
Taem yu singaot rabis toktok long wan gel wea hemi stap insaed long wan public space, hemia sexual harassment. Street harassment hemi wan form of sexual harassment wea ol perpetrators hemi usually ol man mo boe. Hemi taem wan man hemi makem rabis toktok long ol woman...
Image based sexual abuse is also known as ‘cyber sexual assault’, ‘revenge porn’ or ‘non-consensual pornography’. The former term is preferred as the latter terms are misleading. What is pornography? ‘Porn’ is the portrayal of sexual subject matter and the people...
Wan bigfala warning sign blong wan unhealthy relationship hemi taem wan man hemi possessive. ‘Possessive’ hemi taem wan man hemi wantem full love mo attention blong yu wan nomo. Hemi no likem yu blong toktok wetem ol frends mo family blong yu, mo hemi act olsem se yu...
This week we will look at child custody and maintenance under the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1986 [CAP. 192] and the Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 Custody refers to the day to day care and control of minor children (0-18 years) or older than 18 years if the child is...
Sapos man blong yu hemi stap killem yu, hemi talem wanem long yu afta? I gat fulap man wea olgeta hemi makem fasin olsem ia, afta olgeta hemi talem ‘sori’, bae nekis day hemi makem samek fasin bak agen. Samtime ol victim hemi ting se hemi fault blong hem, bae hemi no...
A needs assessment of sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, and access to essential services. This Needs assessment of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Access to Essential Services for Women and Young...