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#PacificEducation | Meet Tusigaigoa, a Year 2 student of Palauli Primary School, who benefitted from the Samoa Phonics programme and successfully progressed into Year 3 this year. At the start of Year 2, Tusigaigoa faced difficulties in recognising letter sounds and understanding diacritical marks. Her reading comprehension skills were also below the expected level for her age. However, through the Phonics programme, she not only mastered the art of identifying letter sounds but also became adapt at recognising diacritical marks, a crucial skill in the Samoan language. The Synthetic Systematic Phonics (SSP) programme resumed in Samoa last year, with the aim of improving literacy skills in both local and English language for students in their early years of formal education. 👉 Read more about Phonics: https://bit.ly/3ZW15Lo Read a teacher's testimony: https://bit.ly/3XzSLmU

#PacificAgriculture🌱| Kiribati is a step closer to expanding its pool of certified paravets with today’s wrap-up of the #paravet summer school. This milestone marks 14 years since the first group of certified paravets graduated in 2010! 📓 The summer school is the culmination of the extensive paravet training programme aimed at equipping aspiring paravets – also known as #AnimalHealth and production officers- with essential knowledge and skills in animal health care and production. Paravet trainees, including extension officers, biosecurity officers, stockmen, and livestock officers from the #Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development have been engaged in a week-long practical and theory revision sessions in preparation for final examination. 🐖🐔The practical sessions encompassed thorough fieldwork on safe handling, clinical diagnosis, treatment and sampling of pigs and chickens. Paravets play a crucial role as the eyes and ears of veterinarians in many Pacific countries, providing basic care and production advice to their farming communities where there are few or no veterinarians. ✅ Having qualified paravets in-country ensures that Kiribati has the necessary expertise to protect its animal and livestock industry, safeguarding the entry and spread of serious animal diseases. 🤝 The training is organised by the Pacific Community-SPC through the European Union in the Pacific-funded Safe Agricultural trade Facilitation through Economic integration in the Pacific (SAFE Pacific) project, in partnership with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). ℹ️ SAFE Pacific provides targeted assistance to support small Pacific Island countries in increasing export capacity and improving economic growth. Through this work, the initiative helps protect local industries and the agriculture sector from exotic and invasive threats.

#ReslientPacific | 💧 The Pacific Islands are facing a significant challenge: rising seas, unpredictable weather, and growing populations are putting immense pressure on their limited freshwater resources. We're working with our partners to bring resilient water solutions to 5 low-lying atolls and 3 raised limestone Pacific Island countries: 🇨🇰 Cook Islands, 🇰🇮 Kiribati, 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands, 🇳🇷 Nauru, 🇳🇺 Niue, 🇹🇰 Tokelau, 🇹🇴 Tonga, and 🇹🇻 Tuvalu. Funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT) and implemented by the Pacific Community (SPC). From repairing damaged water infrastructure to building new rainwater harvesting systems, we're committed to helping communities thrive. Explore the progress and learn how the project collaborates with countries to enhance the resilience of atoll and small island communities through locally-driven and evidence-based water security strategies. Find out more here 👉 https://bit.ly/3YjkSXQ Together, we can build a water-secure Pacific. #WaterSecurity #PacificIslands #ClimateAction #SustainableDevelopment

#DEPacific | 🌿 Celebrating World Mangrove Day with Ro Delainamako Primary School in #Fiji! 🌊 Over 30 enthusiastic Year 7 and Year 8 students from Ro Delainamako Primary School took part in a mangrove restoration programme (part of the MACBLUE project) at Kalokolevu Village to commemorate World Mangrove Day. 🗣️ “The children that are under our care are our future generations. Once we instil in their minds the importance of looking after their part of maintaining (environment), they will carry it with them for the rest of their life", expressed Head Teacher Vatiseva Cirinainima. The MACBLUE project is jointly implemented by the Pacific Community (SPC) through its Digital Earth Pacific programme, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP and the German Agency for International Cooperation GIZ Pacific and is focused on the protection and rehabilitation incentives for #coastal carbon sinks in the #Pacific. Read more about the initiative: https://bit.ly/4ce2GCt

#PacificFisheries | Discover the key learnings Serafina and Adolf gained from the Pacific Fisheries Leadership Programme! 📢 Congratulations to the 300+ leaders who participated in the first phase of the Pacific Fisheries Leadership Programme! 👉 To register your interest in the second phase, please visit: https://bit.ly/3xT2IBo ℹ️ https://bit.ly/42z4IrP 🤝 Funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade and implemented by a consortium led by the Pacific Community (SPC) with The University of Queensland, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), and the Centre for Adaptive Leadership (CLA).

#PacificEducation | The Regional Workshop on Foundations in Applied Measurement in Education concluded today, In Nadi, and offered a suite of modular short courses that was facilitated by experts from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). This initiative is part of Pacific Regional Education Framework (PacREF) through which the Pacific Community (SPC) engages with #ACER to build technical capacity of its member countries and to further strengthen its professional staff in the area of measurement theory. Learn more about Psychometrics: https://lnkd.in/gvRgZW_G Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

#PacificHealth | 💊 Health workers in #Kiribati are part of a Anti-microbial stewardship training that will assist the Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services with the establishment of a committee that will oversee anti-microbial resistance (AMR) activities for the country. This is the second training being being conducted in the region 🤝 This training is facilitated by the Pacific Community-SPC and the Medical Diagnostic Unit of The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity DFAT

#15thTriennialConference | “Stand up and move forward... together we can – all the droplets are equally important,” explained Senator Daisy Alik-Momotaro. She was translating the words of women including leroij (women chiefs) of the Marshall Islands as they sang their farewells at the closing of the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women. Alluding to the event’s theme, An Piliñliñ Koba Kōṃṃan Lọmeto (each droplet of water forming the ocean) the joyful verse encouraged attendees – in Majuro 🇲🇭 and beyond – to be united and as strong as the ocean itself.    ℹ️ Read more: https://bit.ly/3LJEKf3 👉 The 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women ended yesterday, with the 8th Meeting of Pacific Ministers for Women taking place today and the Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting tomorrow. ℹ️ For more information about the conference, visit: https://bit.ly/3R9bxgO

🌏📸 The Art of Climate Change: Announcing the Winners of the Pacific Photo Contest! 📢 We are delighted to reveal the winners of the Pacific Community’s photo contest, which beautifully captures the effects of climate change on tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture. The contest celebrated exceptional photography across three categories. 🎉 Congratulations to these talented photographers! Category 1: Youth (16 to 24 years old) 🏆 Winning Photo – Josh Kuilamu 🏅 Honourable Mentions – Theo Guillaume & Devavrat Bishwa Category 2: Amateur Photographers (24 years old and above) 🏆 Winning Photo – Zorik Olangi 🏅 Honourable Mentions – Gitty Keziah Yee & Francisco Blaha Category 3: Professional Photographers (anyone who has made an income from selling one or more photos) 🏆 Winning Photo – Zahiyd Namo 🏅 Honourable Mentions – Tiana Reimann & Chewy Lin 📸 Learn more about each photographer: https://bit.ly/3xZtzvS 🤳 💡 The 3 winners and 6 honourable mentions were chosen from 90 entries by 34 photographers from 13 Pacific Island countries and territories. The first prize winner will receive USD 1000 worth of photography equipment, and the winning photos will be prominently featured in our upcoming publication. 👉 Stay tuned for more updates on our book and follow us for more inspiring content. #ClimateChange #PacificPhotoContest #Fisheries #Aquaculture #PacificIslands

#PacificProsperity | #Pacific peoples are custodians of some of the healthiest and most biodiverse environments. How do we ensure we protect and harness these for future generations and protect ourselves from the climate crisis? ➡️ One solution is Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity (#UBPP). It is a collaborative initiative that is about unlocking the necessary funding and generating impact at scale for our entire Blue Pacific. 🔗 Learn more: https://www.spc.int/ubpp Bezos Earth Fund