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Why Childbirth Is Far More Dangerous for Women in Vanuatu

Vanuatu’s maternal mortality rate is around 94 per 100,000 births. Australia’s is 6. Behind those numbers are women, children, families and a gap that is not inevitable. For most women in Australia, giving birth happens in a hospital surrounded by trained doctors, midwives, and modern medical equipment — or at home, attended by a midwife of their choosing. For many

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March 18, 2026
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One of the World’s Most Disaster-Prone Countries

Cyclones. Earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions. Rising seas. For ni-Van women, disaster recovery is not an occasional crisis — it is a way of life. Here is what resilience actually looks like on the ground. From the air, Vanuatu looks like paradise. A chain of emerald islands scattered across the deep blue Pacific. White beaches. Palm trees leaning toward the sea. And

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March 14, 2026
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COP30 and Pacific Women: What It Means

After 15 years of advocacy, NiVan women are asking what the world’s newest gender-climate framework will mean for daily life in the Pacific. Six years ago, a message crossed the Pacific. Mary Jack, a women’s leader from Vanuatu, reached out online to Australian advocate Wendy Harper. Their conversations continued across unstable internet connections and time zones, often squeezed between community

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March 12, 2026
Mary Jack and Wendy Harper embrace at Sydney airport
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Mary Jack Arrives in Australia to Advance Mitingar’s National Vision

Vanuatu’s grassroots women’s movement has landed in Australia and it began with a long, much-awaited embrace. When Mitingar Founder Mary Jack stepped into Sydney Airport, she was met by Wendy Harper, Founder of Agency of Women. They embraced like long-lost childhood friends who have been separated by oceans and decades of time. Their connection was intentional, born in the midst

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March 5, 2026

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