Republic of the Marshall Islands
Through Pacific Women, the Australian Government will spend approximately AU$3.9 million over ten years (2012-2022) on initiatives supporting gender equality and women’s empowerment in RMI. Approximately AU$440,000 has been spent delivering activities in-country (FY2012-2013 to FY2015-2016). More information on the partnership and nature of support is included in the Pacific Women RMI Country Plan Summary 2014-2016 valued at AU$600,000. Details on activities currently underway in-country with various partners is available via our interactive map. The list of program partners can be found here. RMI is also supported by Pacific Women’s regional program, details of which can be viewed on the interactive map under regional activities.
Further Information
- SPC Stocktake of the Gender Mainstreaming Capacity of Pacific Island Governments (2012) Republic of Marshall Islands
- Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat – 2012 RMI Gender Profile
- Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (2016) Pacific Leaders Gender Equality Declaration Trend Assessment Report 2012-2016
- Asian Development Bank (2016) Gender Statistics: The Pacific and Timor Leste
- United Nations Statistics Division, Minimum Set of Gender Indicators
Stories of Change
Responding equitably in times of disaster
The Pacific may have the reputation for having a tropical climate, but RMI has a long history of low rain falls. During 2015–2016 the drought situation was so severe that the Governments of RMI and the United States of America declared it a disaster. Gender experts helped to ensure that the assessment and responses to the disaster took into account the needs and experiences of both men and women.
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Sharing knowledge and experience to end violence against women
Study tours are an effective way for people from countries with similar contexts to expand their knowledge on development issues. Funded under the Australian aid program’s Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development initiative, the staff from Women United Together in Marshall Islands (WUTMI) travelled to Hawaii to share experiences and ideas with Hawaiian counterparts on approaches to ending violence against women.
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Consultations to Meet the Needs of Women in RMI
Through Pacific Women funding, WUTMI was able to conduct community consultations with 222 people from six atolls, including through discussions with over 180 local women. Sixty percent of these women identified that they had experienced some form of gender-based violence.
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MPs in RMI Take Action to End Violence Against Women
Members of the Nitijela (Parliament) of RMI put strong recommendations to the President on ending violence against women following the 2016 Human Rights Dialogue facilitated by SPC RRRT, supported by the European Union and Pacific Women.
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