iwda.bsky.social
IWDA is a leading Australian organisation dedicated to advancing the rights of women, girls, and gender diverse people across Asia and the Pacific.
👤 Joined on 03 December 2024
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@iwda.bsky.social#4thPFF | Care is not a luxury in feminist movements. It is what keeps our movements alive. Read the full demands in the Outcomes Document (or scan QR code in the shared poster) : tinyurl.com/2vt665s6 #FeministFutures #JustPacific #CollectiveCare #selfcare #MovementBuilding #pasifikafeminists
Show PostChild marriage video link here: tinyurl.com/3r28nynp #DayoftheGirl #EndChildMarriage #GirlChildRights #CSE #ComprehensiveSexualityEducation
Show PostThese are among our calls: adequate resourcing for enforcement agencies, trained frontline service providers, comprehensive sex education in schools, and faith-based organisations being sensitised not to perform wedding ceremonies involving children. Find link here: tinyurl.com/2wpn378t
Show PostIn the Northern Division, the figure is 12 percent. When we spoke with 96 women across Fiji, they named unintended teenage pregnancy, poverty, unemployment and low levels of education as the main causes.
Show Post#IDGC2026 | Child marriage is illegal in Fiji. The Marriage Act, as amended in 2009, sets the legal age of marriage at 18. Yet according to the 2021 MICS by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, 9 percent of women aged 20 to 49 were first married or in union before they turned 18.
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