23/03/2026
: On 11โ12 March, in commemoration of International Womenโs Day under the theme โ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฃ,โ the Hauskuk Initiative in collaboration with the Griffith University, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), brought together women and young women leaders from HKI programs, government representatives, development practitioners, CSOs, FBO's, frontline responders, service providers, and experts working to address violence against women in Madang Province, to a Roundtable "Tok Stori" where we all collectively focused on; โ๐๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป.โ
Across sectors and lived experiences, one message was clear: ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
As extreme weather events intensify, so too do the risks and realities of violence faced by women, young women and girls; during displacement, in overcrowded shelters, and within communities under stress.
Through this convening, we collectively examined:
โข How climate-related disasters are reshaping patterns of violence
โข How communities are preparing and where gaps remain
โข The availability and accessibility of services, especially for those most at risk
The discussions were honest and grounded in reality.
We heard clearly that:
โข Referral pathways remain fragmented and inconsistent
โข Critical services for survivors are still missing or inaccessible
โข Marginalised groups, including young women, women with disabilities, and elderly women, face the greatest barriers
But we also saw something equally important: ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ,๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐.
This work is not about isolated responses, it is about strengthening systems together. It is about ensuring that as we respond to climate change, we do not overlook the safety, dignity, and leadership of women and young women.
Because when we give space for womenโs voices, knowledge, and leadership-we gain stronger, more resilient, and more just communities.
