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Women train Volunteers to Tackle Violence Against Women

4/03/2024 Fiji, Oceania, Women by daniele piccini

Caritas Fiji’s First Responders program trains and supports volunteers to work together in their communities on community-led solutions to sexual violence and violence against women. This was the first time such workshops had been run by from a faith-based perspective in Fiji, and so generated significant interest. The Fijian Minister for Women, the Hon. Mereseini ...

WOMEN IN OCEANIA ARE THE ‘BACKBONE OF RECOVERY’ IN REBUILDING SAFE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE AND CRISIS

24/10/2022 Advocacy, Fiji, Oceania, Women by daniele piccini

Caritas Fiji is a very powerful player in “leading a national conversation to influence the public discourse on the root causes and contributing factors of violence against women and girls in Fiji.” With these words former Fijian minister, Mereseini Vuniwaqa, opened Caritas’ three-day Women’s Ministry Workshop on Addressing Domestic Violence and Gender Injustice during COVID-19 ...

OCEANIA, CARITAS SHED LIGHT ON SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL INJUSTICES THROUGH THE CREATIVE ARTS

14/10/2022 Climate Change, Fiji, Oceania by daniele piccini

The rhythms and balance of nature are weaved into the daily lives and identities of the people of Oceania. Consequently, environmental degradation caused by climate change, severe weather events or exploitative practises by companies negatively affect the balance of nature and, more significantly, thousands of families and communities living and working in the Pacific Islands. ...

Global voices on the Synod: Oceania

21/10/2019 Advocacy, Climate Change, Fiji, Food, New Zealand, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga by Caritas Communications

Archbishop Peter has a passionate concern for the environment and speaks out strongly on behalf of his region’s indigenous peoples and the balance of ecology that sustains them.

Climate finance is failing the most vulnerable, says new Caritas report from Oceania

18/10/2018 Advocacy, Climate Change, Fiji, New Zealand, News, Oceania, Tonga by Caritas Communications

“Woefully inadequate” is how a new report from Caritas assesses the state of global funds reaching the most vulnerable people affected by climate change in the Pacific region. Despite large sums pledged at high-level international meetings, those most harmed are still being left behind. “Climate change is here and now,” points out Caritas Aotearoa New ...