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[email protected] Cover Top row, left to right: Anamalia Falemaka and Noelani Day, Maria Donre and Kadalino Lorens. Bottom row, left to right: Savina Nongebatu, Tearro Otinea and Matilda Pilacapio. PACIFIC WOMEN SHAPING PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2017-2018 Supporting the Pacific Leaders’ Gender Equality Declaration CONTENTS FOREWORD ECONOMIC 01 22 EMPOWERMENT THE BIG PICTURE ENDING VIOLENCE 03 28 AGAINST WOMEN TIMELINE PROGRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05 42 BY LOCATION 06 WHAT WE DO 86 FINANCIALS WHERE WE LOOKING 08 WORK 90 AHEAD PACIFIC WOMEN OUR APPROACH 10 92 PARTNERS KEY FORUMS 13 OVERVIEW 96 AND EVENTS SPECIAL FOCUS ANNEX A: ADVISORY 15 98 BOARD MEMBERS LEADERSHIP AND ANNEX B: PACIFIC 16 DECISION MAKING 99 WOMEN PROJECTS FOREWORD REVEREND SEREIMA LOMALOMA CHAIR, PACIFIC WOMEN ADVISORY BOARD Reverend Sereima Lomaloma, Chair, Pacific Women Advisory Board. Photo credit: Pacific WomenSupport Unit he design of Pacific Womenrecognises Our journey towards a safer Church has that change can only come from within included a re-examination of people’s Pacific communities, led by women perceptions of modern women and men, and men from the Pacific. The role moving away from the negative social norms Tof the church in guiding Pacific societies is that can lead to acceptance of violence in acknowledged and there are a number of our communities. programs working with and through different faith-based organisations across the Pacific.