Women’s market power: How UN Women’s programme is driving change in the Pacific
More than 50,000 women vendors are improving their businesses, saving money and feeling safer in markets across the Pacific islands. “We are not ordinary women ...
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New Levuka Market Officially Opens
Ovalau and Moturiki market vendors in Fiji’s Lomaiviti Province now have a safe and inclusive space to sell their produce with the official opening of ...
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Marriott International and UN Women Australia: Working together to Boost Economic Opportunities for Women in the Pacific
UN Women Australia, in partnership with Marriott International ANZP, and UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO), is driving fundraising efforts to support the Markets for ...
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Marriott International Partners with UN Women Australia in Mission to Advance Gender Equality in Australia and the Pacific
As part of the two-year partnership, Marriott will fundraise $120,000 toward UN Women’s Markets for Change Program, Fiji by 2026 Sydney – Marriott International (ANZP) ...
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Women vendors share joy over the new Nausori Market Women’s Accommodation Centre in Fiji
Wednesday 27 April was an exciting day for the rural women market vendors at the Nausori Market in Fiji with the official opening of the ...
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Meet the women market vendors leading change in their communities across the Pacific
Between 75-90% of Pacific market vendors are women. Their earnings help support themselves and their families, and their businesses play a vital role in food ...
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Gender-based violence has no place in society
Suva, Fiji – Whether it is in our homes; communities; sports; places of work, learning, or worship – gender-based violence is always unacceptable – anywhere it occurs and ...
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Across the Pacific region, crisis centres respond to increased cases of violence against women amid COVID-19
As COVID-19 prevention measures in the Pacific region and around the world limited movement and encouraged home isolation, the number of women seeking domestic violence ...
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Women confront the dual impact of a pandemic and a tropical cyclone
Already dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, some countries in the Pacific have had to manage the dual impact of a tropical cyclone. Although the Pacific ...
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