Performance assessment report 2015 and 2016. 94 p.
Digest of Education Statistics 2016 - 2017. 32 p.
Annual Statistical Digest, 2014 Tonga Ministry of Education. 45 p.
The Pacific Girl Inception Workshop was held from 21–25 October 2019 in Suva, Fiji. The week-long workshop comprised the following meetings:
- One-day Girls Pawa Toktok with adolescent girls from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu.
- Two-day Partners Meeting with selected civil society organisation partners from Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
- The Pacific Girl Regional Learning Network meeting.
This document provides details about the Australian Government’s investment in supporting adolescent girls in the Pacific. It includes information about:
The review finds that there are very strong outcomes for Spa Academy scholarship graduates and their families.
Graduates feel more confident and valuable. Graduates have increased decision-making power in their families and communities and are considered more of a leader since graduating particularly at work as well as in their families and communities. Graduates have become more empowered and independent.
This factsheet identifies factors the factors that encourage and discourage boys from staying in school.
‘Push’ factors include: • Embarrassment of shame.
- Family issues.
- School punishment.
- Culture norms and practices.
- Peer pressure and personal issues.
- A desire by some boys to make money.
- Limited accessibility.
‘Pull’ factors include:
- Opportunities to participate in fun activities.
- Family support.
- Encouragement from friends.
- Positive teacher attitudes.
Findings from the study include:
- Girls in Kiribati lack knowledge about menstruation and reproductive health as they transition into adolescence and adulthood.
- Poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) contributes to girls being unable to manage their menstruation in Kiribati schools.
- It is often considered taboo for men and boys to talk about menstruation or interact with menstruating girls and women.
Findings from this study include:
- There is a knowledge gap amongst school-aged girls related to menstruation and reproductive health more generally. This lack of knowledge also extends to the school-aged boys and mothers.
- Some teachers interviewed indicated that they were unaware that Menstrual Hygiene Management is part of the curriculum.
- Traditional beliefs and practices related to menstruation are strong in Kiribati communities, in both the urban and rural settings. These traditional beliefs affect girls’ lives in a number of intersecting ways.
The Voter Education Project was targeted at the ‘lost generation’ of Bougainville (people aged 35 to 45 years). Over 20 months, the Bougainville Women’s Federation and International Women’s Development Agency provided education about voting rights and responsibilities to 22,463 women and female youth, including 206 with disabilities and 21,368 men and male youth, including 383 with disabilities and another 53 people with disabilities. These voters were able to use these skills in the 2017 Papua New Guinea national elections.
This trainer’s handbook sets out five half-day trainings in Family Business Management Training relevant to rural settings. The topics are:
- Exploring our household.
- Exploring how we work together.
- Managing money and coffee production.
•Decision making and household budgeting.
- Summary and planning for change.
It provides clear guidelines for trainers on activity objectives, key learning points and how to conduct each of the set daily activities.
Cook Islands 2000 Education Statistics Digest.
Cook Islands 2003 Education Statistics Digest. 16 p.
Kiribati 2014 Education Statistics Digest.
Cook Islands 2001 Education Statistics Digest. 20 p.
Cook Islands 2005 Education Statistics Digest.