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The umbrella organisation for women's rights groups is Women United Together Marshall Islands (WUTMI), whose Executive Director was Kathryn Relang. [2] Relang worked on several projects, including: youth empowerment in the workplace; [ 3 ] providing support services for survivors of domestic violence; [ 4 ] raising awareness about legal rights ...
Mary Heine Lanwi (born February 22, 1921) is an educator, activist, and promotor of traditional handicrafts in the Marshall Islands. A female pioneer on the islands, she has been described as "perhaps the first Marshallese woman to begin employment outside the home."
Darlene Keju, also known as Darlene Keju-Johnson, (1951 – June 18, 1996) was a Marshallese activist. She was born on Ebeye Island in the Marshall Islands group in 1951. The Northern Islands where she grew up were downwind from Bikini and Enewetak atolls where the United States tested 67 nuclear weapons.
Heine was the first woman to lead any sovereign country in Micronesia and the first person from the Marshall Islands to earn a doctorate. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a teacher and counselor at Marshall Islands High School and then as a women's rights activist with her organization Women United Together Marshall Islands.
In late July, the Marshall Islands achieved an impressive feat: border-to-border access to clean water, also known as the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal #6.Outdoor gear company ...
Women's rights in the Marshall Islands (1 P) Pages in category "Women in the Marshall Islands" This category contains only the following page.
The Cape and Islands United Way will present Maureen Wilkens the 2024 Woman of Impact award ... This year’s event will be held on Oct. 16 at the Hyannisport Club and hosted by Women United, a ...
In 2012, she represented the Marshall Islands at the Poetry Parnassus Festival in London. [1] [5] In 2014, Jetn̄il-Kijiner was chosen to address the United Nations Climate Summit. She performed the piece, 'Dear Matafele Peinem', at the opening ceremony in New York. [4] [13] In 2015 she was invited to speak at COP21 in Paris. [1]