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Vani Vakatalai: Leading Women in the Community
Vani Vakatalai, District Officer for Tavua in the Ministry of Rural & Maritime Development & Disaster Management, participated in the National Emergency Response Team (NERT) training organized by the Fiji Government, National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) and supported by the Women’s Resilience to Disasters (WRD) Programme.
Noelene Nabulivou
Meet Noelene Nabulivou, founder of Diverse Voices and Action for Equality or 'DIVA for Equality' in Fiji
Vasiti Soko
Meet Ms. Vasiti Soko, the Director of the National Disaster Management Office of Fiji.
Australia: Domestic violence increase during disasters
Thirty percent of women experience domestic violence in various circumstances but the rate increases during disasters
First come floods, then domestic violence. We need to prepare for the next inevitable crisis.
Varanisese Maisamoa
Meet Varanisese Maisamoa, who is helping increase women's access to resilient infrastructure in Fiji.
Alluvione: Girl power to combat floods in Indonesia
How climate finance can address violence against women and girls
Why should local disaster-risk-reduction-strategies wear gender lens for girls’ safety?
How some Pacific women are responding to climate change and natural disasters
How do we keep family violence perpetrators ‘in view’ during the COVID-19 lockdown?
Mums with an intellectual disability already risk family violence and losing their kids
Australia: Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it
With warning drums and river clean-ups, Indonesian women head off disasters
Women often suffer worst when floods or earthquakes hit - but given the right resources, they are well-placed to protect their communities