Stories

Simone Carson mentors Ronaldine Tchivi to drive food security in Vanuatu

On World Food Day 2020, the WLI duo are working together to advance food security in Vanuatu.

COVID-19 Leadership: Keeping PNG Schools COVID-Safe

Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) alumni Rebecca Krai and participants Michelle Silip and Angela Pisa Tom are working together to keep Papua New Guinean (PNG) students and communities safe from COVID-19.

Eunice Eva seeking continuous improvement at work and in the home

At work and at home, Eunice Eva is looking at ways to improve the impacts of COVID-19 now and well into the future.

On #WorldHumanitarianDay, Grace Tudreu explains how humanitarian engineering can positively impact Fiji’s water

How Vasiti led Fiji through three tropical cyclones, flash floods, storm surges and COVID-19

Vasiti Soko, the first female Director of Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) discusses the leadership strengths unique to women leaders navigating through crises, which benefits society’s most vulnerable.

Changing young minds with sweet potatoes: Philmah’s internship

With the help of her mentor, Philmah Waken interned with Queensland's Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to conduct sweet potato research trials. Now she wants to to take her learnings home to get young Papua New Guineans excited about a career in agriculture.

‘Doing their bit’ for diversity in the military: Marica and Jen

This International Women's Day, meet one of our newest Australia Awards Women’s Leadership Initiative 2020 mentoring pairs – Marica Selai Veronika Tagivetaua of Fiji and her Australian mentor, Jennifer (Jen) Wittwer CSM.