Shinobu M. Poll

[1] Working at Chuuk State Hospital, she travelled abroad to continue her training including courses at the University of Hawai'i in clinical nursing.

[2] She enabled a micro-grants programme to run, which gave women the opportunity to borrow money in order to begin small businesses.

[4] She also opened a handicraft shop, at the CWC's office and a market stall - this meant that women had a supportive location to sell their produce.

[2] As a former nurse, she recognised the importance of health education and ran programmes which focussed on diabetes and HIV/AIDs.

[5][7][8] Located in Nepukos, on Weno, additional funding for the centre was donated by the government of Japan.