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Carteret Islanders Hold a Climate Change Action Day

Carteret Islanders Hold a Climate Change Action Day

On the eve of the climate change talks in Copenhagen, the small community of the Carteret Islands[i] held a candlelight vigil with the theme Give us a Chance to Survive - Sign Now! In doing so, they joined their brothers and sisters from across the world in a global movement committed to furthering a global solution to the climate crisis.

By Ali | 23 Dec 09 | Also posted in Recent | Comments Off

PNG Men Asked to Help Against Domestic Violence

PNG Men Asked to Help Against Domestic Violence

Naomi Yupae, Executive Director of IWDA partner organisation Eastern Highlands Family Voice, spoke on Radio Australia about enlisting men to help them prevent violence against women in Papua New Guinea.

By Ali | | Also posted in Recent | Comments Off

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence: Day Fourteen

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

Day Fourteen: Naomi Yupae - Eastern Highlands Family Voice

Following the Asia Pacific Breakthrough Summit held in Melbourne 2-3rd December 2009, Naomi Yupae of Eastern Highlands Family Voice (EHFV) spoke to IWDA about an experience of personal activism in her community. We took the opportunity to record one of her stories.

Naomi is the Executive Director of EHFV which provides paralegal advice and training, community mediation and conflict resolution support, awareness and advocacy programs, and direct counselling services to communities in the Eastern Highlands of PNG.

By Ali | 08 Dec 09 | Also posted in 16_Days | Comments Off

News from Eastern Highlands Family Voice

‘I was up in Goroka in Papua New Guinea last month (June), working with the wonderful Naomi Yupae and others to look at where Eastern Highlands Family Voice wants to head in the next few years. The organisation is doing great work to address violence, justice issues and resolve conflict - you can read more about it in their latest newsletter’. Deb Chapman, Gender Adviser, Melanesia

By Caitlin | 24 Jul 09 | Also posted in Programs, Safety and Security | Comments Off

The Carteret Islanders: Climate change impacting our neighbours

The Carteret Islands are islands off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Their population is one of the first to be impacted by rising sea levels caused by global warming. Food crops are no longer able to be harvested, and Huene, one of the islands, has been cut in two. In 10 to 15 years, [...]

By admin | 26 Jun 09 | Also posted in Environment and Natural Resources | Comments Off
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