Visit to Fiji, November 2014
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Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja launching Empower Pacific’s Gender Based Violence brochure on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, with CEO of Empower Pacific, Mr Patrick Morgan, at the Australian-supported Empower Pacific counselling centre in Lautoka, 25 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja during her visit to Lautoka Market where she met with market vendors at UN Women’s ‘Orange Your Market’ event in support of the UNiTE To End Violence Against Women Campaign, 25 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja with business and community leaders from across the Pacific at the second Australian-supported Pacific Women Leaders Dialogue. Building on the first Pacific Women Leaders Dialogue held in Tonga in June, participants discussed how the corporate sector can effectively support efforts to end violence against women, 25 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja with participants at the Australian-supported Pacific Women in Business Conference ‘Building Women Entrepreneurs – Building Nations’, Wednesday 26 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja meeting with Fiji’s new Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, the Hon Mrs Rosy Akbar, Thursday 27 November, 2014.
The Ambassador for Women and Girls with attendees and keynote speakers (from left) Roshika Deo, Lynda Tabua and Fiji’s first female Speaker of Parliament, Dr Jiko Leveni at the Fiji Young Women’s Forum, Thursday 27 November, 2014.
Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Margaret Twomey, Fiji’s first female Speaker of Parliament, Dr Jiko Levuni and Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja following a tour of Fiji’s Parliament, Thursday 27 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja with employees of Medical Services Pacific (MSP). The Ambassador launched MSP’s One Stop Shop which, with the support of the Australian Government, will provide a free walk-in clinic for women, youth and children experiencing the trauma of sexual assault. This will include medical, legal and counselling services, Thursday 27 November, 2014.
Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja with Shamima Ali, Coordinator of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre following a tour of the Centre, Thursday 27 November, 2014.