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New Zealand awards Harvard Scholarships to Pacific Women Leaders

Written by Media Release
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
Ms.Laeimau Oketevi Tanuvasa-Savea . Ms. Palanitina Tupuimatagi Toelupe Award winners for Samoa: Ms. Palanitina Tupuimatagi Toelupe and Ms.Laeimau Oketevi Tanuvasa-Savea. Six women from around the Pacific region have been awarded scholarships funded by NZAID to attend a prestigious leadership programme at Harvard University. Dominica Abo and Barbara Toiya from Papua New Guinea, Palanitina Tupuimatagi Toelupe and Laeimau Oketevi Tanuvasa-Savea from Samoa, and Ethel Sigimanu and Jennifer Wate from Solomon Islands will attend the Leaders in Development: Managing Political and Economic Change programme at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in June 2008. The scholarships form part of the New Zealand Prime Minister and Council of Women Leaders Joint Fellowship for Emerging Pacific Women leaders. The women come from a variety of backgrounds ranging from work in NGOs such as Anglicare StopAIDs in Papua New Guinea, to roles in the private sector such as Computer Services Ltd in Samoa, to positions in their home country governments such as the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs in Solomon Islands and the Ministry of Health in Samoa. The successful applicants are recognised leaders and play an important role in their own communities. For example, PNG’s Barbara Toiya, programme manger for the Voluntary Service Overseas in Madang Province, is the first woman in her tribal group (kulkane) in Sumbu Province to be given the ceremonial spear that signifies paramount chieftaincy. This honour was given to recognise her work in promoting the status of women and advocating for community services over some years. The course offers these women the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and bring the benefits home. Comments (3) Subscribe to this comment's feed POWER TO PACIFIC WOMEN written by Joey, June 04, 2008 It is indeed great music to the ears to see such prominent pacific women given and rather rightly so such prestigious awards. Our CEO of Health in Samoa has done an immense job in getting people in the Ministry to think outside of our comfort zones so that our views and perspectives are not limited to issues that are health oriented and believe she has mostly achieved that. GO TINA!!!! nice to hear the story about samoa written by peni, June 07, 2008 nice to update the news everyday a week ,,,,,nice to hear all those story from our country of samoa... love from new zealand.... ... written by merieni, June 13, 2008 FA'AMALO LE TAUIVI! Write comment Name Email Title Comment

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