Merilyn Tahi

[1] She was one of the first students to attend Malapoa College, where she studied from 1966-70, coerced into leaving the school early to marry.

[2] In the 1980s she volunteered of several committees relating to women's issues, as well as the operation of non-governmental organisations in Vanuatu.

[1] In 1992 Tahi co-founded the Vanuatu Women's Centre, which was created to support survivors of domestic violence.

[4] Tahi worked as an Election Observer for Nauru in 2016, alongside Anote Tong and Lorna Simon.

[6] In 2020 Tahi worked with the Vanuatu Women's Centre to mitigate the double impact of Cyclone Harold and COVID-19.

6th Pacific Regional Meeting on Eliminatig Violence Against Women and Girls