Yap Women's Association Explained

Yap Women's Association is a women's rights organisation in Yap State, in the Federated States of Micronesia. Founded in 1955 as a non-profit, it works to provide resources for women in the state.

Background

The YAP Women's Association was founded in 1955 as a non-profit initiative to represent the women's groups in Yap State.^[1] One of its founders was nurse and activist Anna Falgog, who brought together women who worked in government to set up a women's group.^[2]

Programmes

The YWA acts as an intermediary between the national government and local groups.^[3] As reported in 1992, the YWA could provide catering and dancers for events targeted at tourists.^[4] In 1995 the YWA supported the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives Conference, represented by Laura Tiningdad.^[5] As of 2001, a member of the YWA served each year on the Yap Day committee.^[6] In 2009, the association supported the creation of the Neighboring Islands Women Association, to deliver services for the outer islands surrounding Yap, led by Irene Futumai.^[7]

As of 2013, seventy-three groups were registered with the association. In 2017 the Chinese government gave the association a grant of $120,000 to fund the construction of new building.^[8] Between 2015 and 2019, murdered assistant attorney general, Rachelle Bergeron, worked closely with and updated the bye-laws of the YWA.^{[9] [10]} In 2018 the YWA hosted Baklai Temengil and Jennifer Chieng in the run up to the 2018 MicroGames.^[11]

As of 2020, the president of the YWA was Laura Ngaden. In 2013 she was the State Electoral Commissioner.^[12]

References

1. Web site: Yap Women's Association: About YWA . 2021-12-03 . Yap Women's Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116211731/http://yapwomensassociation.blogspot.com/p/about-ywa.html . 16 November 2021 . dead.
2. Book: Simon-McWilliams. Ethel. Glimpses into Pacific Lives: Some Outstanding Women (Revised).. 1987. Northwest Regional Educational Lab.. Portland, Oregon. 52–3. 25 October 2021.
3. Santiago, Estephan. "Community Fisheries Officer Community Fisheries Section Secretariat of the Pacific Community Noumea, New Caledonia." (2001).
4. Mansperger. Mark. 2010-05-21. Yap: A Case of Benevolent Tourism. Practicing Anthropology. 14. 2. 10–13. 10.17730/praa.14.2.p76t404146651365. 0888-4552.
5. Book: Cohen, Arlene. PIALA '95. Preservation of Culture through Archives and Libraries. Papers from the Annual Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives Conference (5th, Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, November 6-10, 1995).. Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives, Guam.. 1995.
6. AoYAMA, Toru. "Yap Day: Cultural Politics in the State of Yap." Kagoshima University Research Center for the Pacific Islands Occasional Papers 34 (2001): 1-13.
7. Web site: 2021-12-03. YAP WOMEN'S GROUP ELECTS OFFICERS Pacific Islands Report. live. 2021-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203222353/http://www.pireport.org/articles/2009/04/28/yap-women%C3%A3%C2%82%C3%A2%C2%92s-group-elects-officers. 2021-12-03.
8. Web site: 2021-11-16. Project china.aiddata.org. 2021-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20211116211642/https://china.aiddata.org/projects/41954/. 2021-11-16.
9. Web site: 2021-11-16 . What Happened To Rachelle Bergeron, Midwest Lawyer Slain in Micronesia . 2021-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116211131/https://www.bustle.com/rule-breakers/rachelle-bergeron-yap-murder . 16 November 2021 . dead.
10. Web site: 2019-11-20. Murder in Yap: sleepy Pacific island rocked by shooting of American attorney general. 2021-12-03. the Guardian. en.
11. Web site: Admin. 2017-10-16. Yap's own Olympic boxer visits home in run-up to '18 MicroGames. 2021-12-04. pactimes. en.
12. Web site: Yap Certifies Election Results; Ganngiyan Wins Governors Race Pacific Islands Report. 2021-12-04. www.pireport.org.